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Edward Edgar Simmons

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Edward Edgar Simmons

Birth
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Death
18 Mar 2020 (aged 91)
Burial
Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.6619194, Longitude: -82.9348306
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Westminster – Edward Edgar Simmons, 91, widower of the late Evon Simmons, passed away March 18, 2020 at Prisma Health-Cottingham Hospice House.

Born in Oconee County, SC, he was the son of the late George and Ida James Simmons. Edward was the former operator of the Westminster Texaco and was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in WWII and in Japan.

Edward is survived by his son, Richard Simmons (Jane); step-son, Andy Holbrooks (Tammy); daughters, Kathy Blackwell, and Diane Simmons; step-daughter, Janie Freeman (Chip); twenty-two grandchildren; thirty-seven great- grandchildren and four great- great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and wife, Edward is preceded in death by his son, Eugene “Gene” Simmons and grand daughter, Amanda Blackwell.

A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 am, Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral home with burial to follow at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Sandifer Funeral Home.

The family is at the home, 130 Crain Road, Westminster, SC 29693. Flowers are accepted and condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com.
Westminster – Edward Edgar Simmons, 91, widower of the late Evon Simmons, passed away March 18, 2020 at Prisma Health-Cottingham Hospice House.

Born in Oconee County, SC, he was the son of the late George and Ida James Simmons. Edward was the former operator of the Westminster Texaco and was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in WWII and in Japan.

Edward is survived by his son, Richard Simmons (Jane); step-son, Andy Holbrooks (Tammy); daughters, Kathy Blackwell, and Diane Simmons; step-daughter, Janie Freeman (Chip); twenty-two grandchildren; thirty-seven great- grandchildren and four great- great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and wife, Edward is preceded in death by his son, Eugene “Gene” Simmons and grand daughter, Amanda Blackwell.

A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 am, Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral home with burial to follow at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Sandifer Funeral Home.

The family is at the home, 130 Crain Road, Westminster, SC 29693. Flowers are accepted and condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com.

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  • Created by: LBH
  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208133044/edward_edgar-simmons: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Edgar Simmons (14 Dec 1928–18 Mar 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 208133044, citing Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by LBH (contributor 49229620).