Obituary: Texarkana Gazette, February 20,2002
New Boston, Texas--Merle Laverne Simmons, 77, of New Boston died Tuesday, February 19, 2002, in a Texarkana hospital. Mrs. Simmons was born November 10, 1924, in Holdenville, Okla. She was a former employee of Red River Army Depot and a member of Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, James H. Simmons of New Boston; five daughters, Sharon Ford of DeKalb, Texas, Linda Brown and Sue Zachry of New Boston, Patricia Lawing of Texarkana and Chris Donner of Simms, Texas; one sister, Frances Meyer of Longview, Texas; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeff Hastings officiating. Burial will be in Ringwood Cemetery under direction of Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Linda Brown, 107 Sylvia, New Boston. Memorials may be made to Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 35, New Boston, Texas, 75570.
New Boston, Texas--Merle Laverne Simmons, 77, of New Boston died Tuesday, February 19, 2002, in a Texarkana hospital. Mrs. Simmons was born November 10, 1924, in Holdenville, Okla. She was a former employee of Red River Army Depot and a member of Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, James H. Simmons of New Boston; five daughters, Sharon Ford of DeKalb, Texas, Linda Brown and Sue Zachry of New Boston, Patricia Lawing of Texarkana and Chris Donner of Simms, Texas; one sister, Frances Meyer of Longview, Texas; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeff Hastings officiating. Burial will be in Ringwood Cemetery under direction of Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Linda Brown, 107 Sylvia, New Boston. Memorials may be made to Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 35, New Boston, Texas, 75570.
Obituary: Texarkana Gazette, February 20,2002
New Boston, Texas--Merle Laverne Simmons, 77, of New Boston died Tuesday, February 19, 2002, in a Texarkana hospital. Mrs. Simmons was born November 10, 1924, in Holdenville, Okla. She was a former employee of Red River Army Depot and a member of Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, James H. Simmons of New Boston; five daughters, Sharon Ford of DeKalb, Texas, Linda Brown and Sue Zachry of New Boston, Patricia Lawing of Texarkana and Chris Donner of Simms, Texas; one sister, Frances Meyer of Longview, Texas; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeff Hastings officiating. Burial will be in Ringwood Cemetery under direction of Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Linda Brown, 107 Sylvia, New Boston. Memorials may be made to Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 35, New Boston, Texas, 75570.
New Boston, Texas--Merle Laverne Simmons, 77, of New Boston died Tuesday, February 19, 2002, in a Texarkana hospital. Mrs. Simmons was born November 10, 1924, in Holdenville, Okla. She was a former employee of Red River Army Depot and a member of Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, James H. Simmons of New Boston; five daughters, Sharon Ford of DeKalb, Texas, Linda Brown and Sue Zachry of New Boston, Patricia Lawing of Texarkana and Chris Donner of Simms, Texas; one sister, Frances Meyer of Longview, Texas; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeff Hastings officiating. Burial will be in Ringwood Cemetery under direction of Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Linda Brown, 107 Sylvia, New Boston. Memorials may be made to Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 35, New Boston, Texas, 75570.
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