The Topeka Daily Capital Monday March 24, 1958 Sim Roby. Sim ROBY, 87, lifelong resident of the Holton community, died Saturday night in the Holton hospital. He was born August 5, 1870 on a farm west of Holton. He left the farm in 1918 and moved to Holton. He was a member of the Holton Methodist Church. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Minnie Kauffman, Holton; a stepson, Basil Lee, Olathe; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mercer Funeral HOme at Holton with burial in Holton Cemetery.