Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Jim” James Doake SIMMONS 
24,3, Raleigh Doake Simmons,3, Mrs. Frances Gwynn Simmons,3, James Doake (Jim) Simmons
24,3, Raleigh Doake Simmons,3, Mrs. Frances Gwynn Simmons,3, James Doake (Jim) SimmonsBirthSep 28, 1945, Alamance County, North Carolina256, James Doake (Jim) Simmons,24
DeathJul 11, 2011, Alamance County, North Carolina256, James Doake (Jim) Simmons
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina256, James Doake (Jim) Simmons
OccupationL.W. Pritchett Jr. Inc. Gulf Oil, Amp/Tyco Electronics2
ReligionMember of Bethlehem Christian Church24
FatherRaleigh Doake SIMMONS (1918-2001)
MotherFrances Ann GWYNN (1923-2006)
Spouses
FatherBrice Rankin WHITESELL (1915-2007)
MotherAnnie Mae SOMERS (1916-2010)
Children(Confidential, Male)
David Wayne (1970-2016)
Obituary Online notes for “Jim” James Doake SIMMONS
7/14/2011
James Doake (Jim) Simmons
ELON — James Doake (Jim) Simmons, 65, of 3813 Stoney Creek Church Road, Elon, went to be with his Lord and Savior July 11, 2011 at the Hospice Home, Burlington, N.C.
Jim was born on September 28, 1945. He was married to his loving wife, Joyce for 46 1/2 years.
He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church since 1964, where he served many positions. Jim was ordained as Deacon in 1980 and served on the Deacon Board, Trustee Board, Church Council, Chairman of Laymen’s Fellowship, Asst. Secretary and Secretary of the Sunday School Department and the Usher Board, where he served over 40 years, including Asst. Chairman and Chairman of the Board for over 20 years.
Jim had a diverse background of employment throughout his life. He was a Delivery Salesman for L.W. Pritchett Oil Company for 12 years, a Charter Bus Driver with Safety Transit Bus Company and an Auditor/Inspector in the Quality Engineering Department with Amp/Tyco Electronics, where he retired after 29 1/2 years of service.
Jim loved his friends, family and community, and demonstrated this in his involvement with several organizations. He was a Volunteer Fireman with the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department for 14 years and received the Fireman of the Year Award for Alamance County in 1972.
He worked as a Security Guard for the Alamance County Hospital, helped to establish the Community Watch Program for his neighborhood and served as a Cub Pack Den Leader with the Boy Scouts of America.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce Whitesell Simmons, of the home; two sons, Danny Ray Simmons and his wife, Michele, of Graham, David Wayne Simmons and his wife, Lisa,ofElon;sixgrandchildren, Hunter Simmons, Meredith Simmons, Nolan Simmons, Kendall Simmons, Landon Simmons and Griffin Simmons; one sister, Gray Simmons Cole and husband Johnny.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Raleigh Doak Simmons and Frances Gwynn Simmons; father-in-law, Brice Rankin Whitesell and mother-in-law, Annie Mae Somers Whitesell.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011 at Bethlehem Christian Church, officiated by the Rev. Dave Gilbert and the Rev. James Baughn.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Burlington, and at other times at the home.
Following the committal service, the family will receive friends in the Bethlehem Christian Church Fellowship Hall.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Timothy Finnegan
and Dr. Glenn Chrystal, along with the staff at Alamance Regional Medical Center-Cancer Center, Hospice of Alamance, including Karen Robertson, Lori Welch and Tina Wrenn.
Memorials may be given in his memory to the Old North State Council, Boy Scouts of America, P.O. Box 29046, Greensboro, N.C. 27429 or to Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mr. Eric Kernodle, 3540 North N.C. 87, Elon, NC 27244 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, James Doake (Jim) Simmons
James Doake (Jim) Simmons
ELON — James Doake (Jim) Simmons, 65, of 3813 Stoney Creek Church Road, Elon, went to be with his Lord and Savior July 11, 2011 at the Hospice Home, Burlington, N.C.
Jim was born on September 28, 1945. He was married to his loving wife, Joyce for 46 1/2 years.
He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church since 1964, where he served many positions. Jim was ordained as Deacon in 1980 and served on the Deacon Board, Trustee Board, Church Council, Chairman of Laymen’s Fellowship, Asst. Secretary and Secretary of the Sunday School Department and the Usher Board, where he served over 40 years, including Asst. Chairman and Chairman of the Board for over 20 years.
Jim had a diverse background of employment throughout his life. He was a Delivery Salesman for L.W. Pritchett Oil Company for 12 years, a Charter Bus Driver with Safety Transit Bus Company and an Auditor/Inspector in the Quality Engineering Department with Amp/Tyco Electronics, where he retired after 29 1/2 years of service.
Jim loved his friends, family and community, and demonstrated this in his involvement with several organizations. He was a Volunteer Fireman with the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department for 14 years and received the Fireman of the Year Award for Alamance County in 1972.
He worked as a Security Guard for the Alamance County Hospital, helped to establish the Community Watch Program for his neighborhood and served as a Cub Pack Den Leader with the Boy Scouts of America.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce Whitesell Simmons, of the home; two sons, Danny Ray Simmons and his wife, Michele, of Graham, David Wayne Simmons and his wife, Lisa,ofElon;sixgrandchildren, Hunter Simmons, Meredith Simmons, Nolan Simmons, Kendall Simmons, Landon Simmons and Griffin Simmons; one sister, Gray Simmons Cole and husband Johnny.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Raleigh Doak Simmons and Frances Gwynn Simmons; father-in-law, Brice Rankin Whitesell and mother-in-law, Annie Mae Somers Whitesell.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011 at Bethlehem Christian Church, officiated by the Rev. Dave Gilbert and the Rev. James Baughn.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Burlington, and at other times at the home.
Following the committal service, the family will receive friends in the Bethlehem Christian Church Fellowship Hall.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Timothy Finnegan
and Dr. Glenn Chrystal, along with the staff at Alamance Regional Medical Center-Cancer Center, Hospice of Alamance, including Karen Robertson, Lori Welch and Tina Wrenn.
Memorials may be given in his memory to the Old North State Council, Boy Scouts of America, P.O. Box 29046, Greensboro, N.C. 27429 or to Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mr. Eric Kernodle, 3540 North N.C. 87, Elon, NC 27244 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, James Doake (Jim) Simmons