Bill Twohig Simmons, 97, of Alderson, WV, was the son of Thomas Jefferson and Julia Sydney Twohig Simmons. He attended Alderson High school, graduating in 1939, where he was honored to play football for his coach and lifelong friend, coach A A McLaughlin. Following the untimely death of his father in 1941, he and his mother managed the family dairy farm, Hilltop Dairy, Simmons and Son, until 1949 when he sold his herd of purebred Holsteins. He then took the job of dairy farm manager at Potomac State College of WVU in Keyser, WV. He married Frances Tuckwiller on August 11, 1951. His mother, Julia, became ill, and they returned to Alderson in the fall of 1952. He was hired by the Housby Brothers to manage Johnson & Gwinn Hardware Store. While there, he began to sell awnings for a friend, but soon decided to try it out on his own. He was the owner and operator of Simmons Building Specialities in Alderson from 1954-1996, doing what he loved – selling his products and talking to people in five counties. He was a member of the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Alderson, where he taught Sunday School for 17 years and was an active member of the United Methodist Men. He was also a charter member of the Alderson Lions Club and was still active after 69 years and a member of the Coach A A McLaughlin Scholarship Fund. He served on the board of directors of the First National Bank of Alderson and City National Bank for 27 years, was a Life Scout of the Boy Scouts of America, 4-H All Stars, an initial member of the Greenbrier County Planning Commission, the Hinton-Alderson Development Corporation, which brought a sewing plant to Pence Springs, WV, which had 100 employees, was an initial member of the Greenbrier Valley Chamber of Commerce, served on Alderson's Town Council, and was instrumental in acquiring the land for Alderson's City Park. One of the highlights of his life was attending WVU football games with his dear friends. In his early days, after getting his pilot's license, he enjoyed flying over Greenbrier County, and he was also a C&O Railroad enthusiast who enjoyed watching the trains come through Alderson. He was proud of his Irish heritage and was known and will always be remembered for his kind and gentle humor, as well as his radiant, winning smile. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Evelyn "Sis" Simmons, and his brother, Hubert "Mike" Simmons. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Frances Tuckwiller Simmons, two sons and two daughters.