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Thomas Wade Simmons Sr.

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Thomas Wade Simmons Sr. Veteran

Birth
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Death
17 Feb 1963 (aged 43)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3, Grave #1552
Memorial ID
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Great-grandson of John Matthew Simmons and Clementine "Clem" (Stipe) [Simmons] Lawson; AND James Thomas Wheeler and Sarah Amanda (Craig) Wheeler; AND William Warner "Warney" Pendergrass and Rebecca (Simmons) Pendergrass; AND William "Black Bill" Hyder and Malinda (Wyatt) Hyder.

Grandson of Thomas L. "Tom" Simmons and Mary Palestine "Tine" (Wheeler) Simmons; AND Marshall Milton "Marsh" Pendergrass, Sr. and Mildred Arvazena (Hyder) Pendergrass.

Son of Samuel LaFayette "Sam L." Simmons and Ada Rebecca "Beckie" (Pendergrass) Simmons.

Brother of Clara Lucille "Lucille" (Simmons) Hutcheson, and Edna Blanche "Blanche" (Simmons) Boyd.

Husband of Julia Jean (Smith) Simmons.

Father of Thomas Wade "Tommy" Simmons, Jr.

TEC 4, Ordnance Department, U. S. Army, World War II.

Thomas Wade Simmons, Sr. was my uncle.

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OBITUARY:

FROM THE "PRESS ARGUS" Van Buren, Arkansas's local Newspaper. Dated: February 21, 1963.

THOMAS SIMMONS

Thomas Simmons, 43 years old, of Houston, Texas died Sunday February 17, 1963 at Houston. He formerly resided in Van Buren [Arkansas]. Mr. Simmons was a veteran of World War Two and at the time of his death he was manager of a FHA Housing project. Survivors are his wife, one son, and two sisters.

The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Ocker Funeral Home chapel. Charles Graves pastor of the First Baptist Church conducted the service. Burial was at U. S. National Cemetery.

Obituary information was contributed to Find A Grave by Tonia Holleman.

Updated August 21, 2023 by Sammy Boyd.
Great-grandson of John Matthew Simmons and Clementine "Clem" (Stipe) [Simmons] Lawson; AND James Thomas Wheeler and Sarah Amanda (Craig) Wheeler; AND William Warner "Warney" Pendergrass and Rebecca (Simmons) Pendergrass; AND William "Black Bill" Hyder and Malinda (Wyatt) Hyder.

Grandson of Thomas L. "Tom" Simmons and Mary Palestine "Tine" (Wheeler) Simmons; AND Marshall Milton "Marsh" Pendergrass, Sr. and Mildred Arvazena (Hyder) Pendergrass.

Son of Samuel LaFayette "Sam L." Simmons and Ada Rebecca "Beckie" (Pendergrass) Simmons.

Brother of Clara Lucille "Lucille" (Simmons) Hutcheson, and Edna Blanche "Blanche" (Simmons) Boyd.

Husband of Julia Jean (Smith) Simmons.

Father of Thomas Wade "Tommy" Simmons, Jr.

TEC 4, Ordnance Department, U. S. Army, World War II.

Thomas Wade Simmons, Sr. was my uncle.

___________________________________________________________

OBITUARY:

FROM THE "PRESS ARGUS" Van Buren, Arkansas's local Newspaper. Dated: February 21, 1963.

THOMAS SIMMONS

Thomas Simmons, 43 years old, of Houston, Texas died Sunday February 17, 1963 at Houston. He formerly resided in Van Buren [Arkansas]. Mr. Simmons was a veteran of World War Two and at the time of his death he was manager of a FHA Housing project. Survivors are his wife, one son, and two sisters.

The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Ocker Funeral Home chapel. Charles Graves pastor of the First Baptist Church conducted the service. Burial was at U. S. National Cemetery.

Obituary information was contributed to Find A Grave by Tonia Holleman.

Updated August 21, 2023 by Sammy Boyd.


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  • Maintained by: Genealogist Relative Niece/Nephew
  • Originally Created by: Ronald Walton
  • Added: Jan 9, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12942715/thomas_wade-simmons: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Wade Simmons Sr. (27 Aug 1919–17 Feb 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12942715, citing Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Genealogist (contributor 46912507).