James Edward Simmons

1924 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	James Edward Simmons
  Nickname	Jim
  Born	16 Aug 1924	Alabama, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 May 2011	Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I290800	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family	Rose Bonita Geis,   b. 22 Mar 1923, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1984, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	15 May 1943	Washington, USA
  Children	1. Simmons   2. Simmons   3. Simmons
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F99797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. James Edward Simmons, Sr., AMCS, USN, RET., was born on August 16, 1924, in Dozier, Alabama. He passed… He is preceded by wife Rose; parents, “J.D.” Simmons and Thelma Marie Sport; and daughter, Barbara Knox. He is survived by his wife, Maude Watkins Simmons; daughter Bonita Ridgeway; sons, James Edward, Jr., and Tom Stringfield; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. “Jim”, “Daddy”, “Papa” was a proud US Navy WWII Veteran. He entered the Navy in 1941 and was stationed aboard the USS Hornet, CV-8, in the Pacific Theater. The Hornet “A Ship to Remember”, launched the Doolittle Raid, fought the Battle of Midway, and was sunk at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942. After 23 years of faithful service, Jim retired in 1964, a Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic. Papa loved working with his hands; wood-worker, gardener, mechanic. He volunteered with the Arkansas Arts Center and the Little Rock Air Force Base. He was a devoted husband, loving father and Papa; a true gentleman, loved by all who knew him. We will miss him dearly.