Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMay 23, 1925, Caswell County, North Carolina2,161
DeathApr 3, 2007, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Robert Elmond Simmons
BurialStony Creek Presbyterian Church, 2140 Stoney Creek Church Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Robert Elmond Simmons
OccupationRetired From Annedeen Hosiery3, Robert Elmond Simmons
ReligionMember Of First Christian Church3, Robert Elmond Simmons
FatherWilliam Roach SIMMONS Sr. (1898-1966)
MotherMinnie Ethel MILES (1900-1996)
Spouses
BirthFeb 5, 1931, Caswell County, North Carolina57, page 58,2,404, "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8F3-251 : accessed 14 Feb 2014), Robt. Elmond Simmons and Sarah Beverly Boswell, 10 Jun 1950.
DeathSep 27, 2014, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Sarah Boswell Simmons
BurialStony Creek Presbyterian Church, 2140 Stoney Creek Church Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Sarah Boswell Simmons
MarriageJun 10, 1950, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Robert Elmond Simmons,404, North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8F3-251 : accessed 14 Feb 2014), Robt. Elmond Simmons and Sarah Beverly Boswell, 10 Jun 1950.
Obituary Online notes for Robert Elmond SIMMONS
4/4/2007

Robert Elmond Simmons 

    BURLINGTON — Robert Elmond Simmons , age 81, of 2404 Parrish Street, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. He was a native of Caswell County, and the husband of 56 years to Sarah Boswell Simmons , who survives.
    Elmond  retired from Annedeen Hosiery and was a member of First Christian Church. He was a former deacon and member of the Board of Trustees for many years at the church. Elmond  enjoyed woodworking and was an avid golfer. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
    Survivors include his wife, Sarah Boswell Simmons  of the home; daughters and son-inlaw, Nancey Gean Simmons  of Burlington and Darlene Simmons  Watson and her husband, Bob, of Elon; son and daughter-in-law, Ronald Elmond Simmons  and his wife, Lisa, of Burlington; grandchildren, Travis Lee Simmons  and Paige Lowe Simmons ; brother and sister-in-law, William Roach Simmons  Jr. and his wife, Sue, of Elon.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, William Roach and Minnie Miles Simmons ; sisters, Dorothy Simmons  Wilkins and Jane Simmons  Tate.
    The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor Mark Nanney. Burial will follow at Stony Creek Presbyterian Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, and other times at the residence.
    Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, P.O. Box 1678, Burlington, N.C. 27216.
    Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@lowefuneralhome.com 3, Robert Elmond Simmons
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