Editing J. R. Simplot (section)

==Death==
Simplot died suddenly at his home at age 99 on May 25, 2008,<ref name=jmsimapobt/> with his wife at his side, following a bout of [[pneumonia]] from which he appeared to be recovering. His death occurred moments after he had invited a friend to his home to play cards.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/391275.html |title= J.R. Simplot dies at 99, with wife Esther at his side |newspaper= [[Idaho Statesman]] |access-date= 2008-05-25}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Simplot was survived by his wife, two sons, Don and [[Scott Simplot|Scott]], and his daughter, Gay, who was the first wife of politician [[Butch Otter]]. His eldest son, Richard, died in 1993 at age 59. He was interred at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.<ref name=mhwt>{{cite web |url=http://parks.cityofboise.org/parks-locations/cemeteries/morris-hill-walking-tour/#simplot |publisher=City of Boise |agency=Parks & Recreation |location=Idaho |title=Morris Hill Cemetery walking tour: J.R. Simplot |access-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428165953/http://parks.cityofboise.org/parks-locations/cemeteries/morris-hill-walking-tour/#simplot |archive-date=April 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1996, Simplot was inducted into the [[Hall of Great Westerners]] of the [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Great Westerners |url=https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/hall-of-great-westerners/ |website=National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>