Born in Theresa, 6 Dec 1904, a son of George and Florence [Sprague] Simonds, he attended Philadelphia High School and Canton ATC. He married Helen Virginia Mills in August 1941 at the United Church of Richville, with Rev. J.W. Burston officiating.
The couple lived in Sackets Harbor where they operated the Quality Ice Cream business for several years. They moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1963 and were the owner-operators of a Mister Donut shop. The couple retired to St. Petersburg in 1970.
He was a member of the Sackets Harbor Masonic Lodge 135 F&AM and the Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg.
Surviving him are his wife, Helen, St. Petersburg; a son Gil C., Atlanta, GA.; two daughters, Marion S. Bryan, St. Petersburg, and Cheryl Walker, Gulf Breeze, FL; five grandchildren; three brothers, Roy and Ernest, both of Watertown, and Claude, Philadelphia; and three sisters, Stella Cooke, Sarasota, FL, and Luella Cornwell and Pearl Watts, both of Watertown.
A memorial service was held on Nov. 15 at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg. The body was cremated.
Contributions in his name may be made to the Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund or to Hospice Care Inc., 3400 70th Ave. North, Pinellas Park, Fla. 33565.
Born in Theresa, 6 Dec 1904, a son of George and Florence [Sprague] Simonds, he attended Philadelphia High School and Canton ATC. He married Helen Virginia Mills in August 1941 at the United Church of Richville, with Rev. J.W. Burston officiating.
The couple lived in Sackets Harbor where they operated the Quality Ice Cream business for several years. They moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1963 and were the owner-operators of a Mister Donut shop. The couple retired to St. Petersburg in 1970.
He was a member of the Sackets Harbor Masonic Lodge 135 F&AM and the Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg.
Surviving him are his wife, Helen, St. Petersburg; a son Gil C., Atlanta, GA.; two daughters, Marion S. Bryan, St. Petersburg, and Cheryl Walker, Gulf Breeze, FL; five grandchildren; three brothers, Roy and Ernest, both of Watertown, and Claude, Philadelphia; and three sisters, Stella Cooke, Sarasota, FL, and Luella Cornwell and Pearl Watts, both of Watertown.
A memorial service was held on Nov. 15 at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg. The body was cremated.
Contributions in his name may be made to the Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund or to Hospice Care Inc., 3400 70th Ave. North, Pinellas Park, Fla. 33565.
Family Members
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Floyd Erwin Simonds
1888–1977
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Fred Wayne Simonds
1891–1962
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Blanche Edith Simonds Fikes
1892–1980
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Grace Mary Simonds Ortlieb
1893–1980
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Lynn George Simonds
1895–1975
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Estella Agnes "Stella" Simonds Cooke
1899–2000
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Luella Florence Simonds Cornwell
1901–1992
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Roy Everett Simonds
1902–2003
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Claude Edwin Simonds
1908–1988
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Pearl Jessie Simonds Watts
1909–2007
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Ernest Glenn Simonds
1911–1997
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