Ray Eugene Simmons1,2,3,4,5

M, b. September 16, 1926, d. February 18, 1995
FatherJames Russell Simmons1,2,6,4 b. 1904, d. October 30, 1937
MotherMaude Elmore1,2,6,4 b. November 11, 1899, d. June 1, 1970
     His Social Security Number was 223-30-7029.7 Ray Eugene Simmons SIMMONS, Ray Eugene, 68, of Roanoke, died Saturday, February 18, 1995. Mr. Simmons was retired from Adams Construction Company. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother and is survived by a son, Daniel (Dan) Simmons, Roanoke; two daughters, Dawn Waters, Roanoke, Cathy Younger and husband, Morris, Lynchburg; a granddaughter, Margaret-Anna Younger, Lynchburg; former wife, Margie Velma Moore Simmons, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 1995, at Lotz Roanoke Chapel, 1001 Franklin Road, SW, Roanoke, Va., with the Rev. J. Landon Maddex officiating. The interment will be private. The family will receive friends at Lotz Roanoke Chapel 6 to 9 p.m. Monday.5 He was born on September 16, 1926 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.3,7,4 He married Margie Velma Moore on March 6, 1948 at Roanoke, Virginia.2,5 Ray Eugene Simmons died on February 18, 1995 at age 68.7,5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 126, District 10-15, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia6

Family

Margie Velma Moore
Marriage*Ray Eugene Simmons married Margie Velma Moore on March 6, 1948 at Roanoke, Virginia.2,5 
Children
  • Daniel "Dan" Simmons5
  • Cathy Simmons5
  • Margie Dawn Simmons5,2

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Maude Elmore Simmons obituary in the Jun 3, 1970 edition.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ray Eugene Simmons obituary in the Feb 19, 1995 edition.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr.1,2,3

M, b. October 28, 1929, d. September 10, 1977
FatherJames Russell Simmons1,2,3 b. 1904, d. October 30, 1937
MotherMaude Elmore1,2,3 b. November 11, 1899, d. June 1, 1970
     Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. was buried at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.3 His Social Security Number was 228-30-5522.4 He married Nellie Mae Price.3,5,6 Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. was born on October 28, 1929 at Kilsyth, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,3,4,5 He married Ruby Marie Porter on October 15, 1948 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.2 Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. and Ruby Marie Porter were divorced on March 12, 1955 at Craig Co., Virginia.7 Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. died on September 10, 1977 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 47.3,5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 126, District 10-15, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia1

Family 1

Ruby Marie Porter
Marriage*Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. married Ruby Marie Porter on October 15, 1948 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.2 
Divorce* Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. and Ruby Marie Porter were divorced on March 12, 1955 at Craig Co., Virginia.7 
Children

Family 2

Nellie Mae Price b. April 13, 1916, d. September 23, 1994
Marriage*Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. married Nellie Mae Price.3,5,6 
Child
  • David Russell Simmons6,2,8

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S708] Ruth G. Hale, West View Cemetery, Montgomery Co., VA.
  6. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Nellie Mae Price Simmons obituary in the Sep 26, 1994 edition.
  7. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  8. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Bonnie Marie Simmons Davis obituary in the Sep 5, 1995 edition.

Nellie Mae Price1,2,3

F, b. April 13, 1916, d. September 23, 1994
     Nellie Mae Price was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.2,3 Her Social Security Number was 227-07-6862.4 Her married name was Simmons.1 She married Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr., son of James Russell Simmons and Maude Elmore.1,2,3 Nellie Mae Price was born on April 13, 1916 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2,3,4 She died on September 23, 1994 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 78.2,3,4 She SIMMONS, Nellie Mae Price, 78, of Blacksburg, died Friday, September 23, 1994, at Meadowbrook Nursing Home, Shawsville. She was born on April 13, 1916, in Montgomery County to the late Cloyd Palmer and Maude Beulah Morehead Price. She was preceded in death by her husband, Teddy Jefferson Simmons and a brother, Leroy Price. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Marlane and Norman Burton, Riner; two sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Virginia Slusser and David and Bonnie Simmons, all of Blacksburg; one stepdaughter, Bonnie Davis; two stepsons, T. J. Simmons and Glenn Simmons; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Esther Grubb, Virginia Absher, Jaunita and Henry Southern, Kathleen and Samuel Wall, all of Blacksburg, Margaret and Earl Smith, Fairlawn; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Cloyd and Sylvia Price and Arnold and Betty Price, all of Blacksburg; ten grandchildren, Brian Burton, Kelly Burton, Nicole Simmons, Jonathan Simmons, Cindy McKinney, Gwen Rosser, Carrie Ligon, Steve Slusser, Emily Slusser, Billy Slusser; six great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Nora Price, Blacksburg. Funeral services will be held at Blacksburg Christian Church, Monday, September 26, 1994, at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Johnny Loughridge officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg. Flowers are permissible, but the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Blacksburg Christian Church Memorial Fund, 240 Watson Ave., Blacksburg, Va. 24060. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. on September 26, 1994.3

Family

Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr. b. October 28, 1929, d. September 10, 1977
Marriage*She married Teddy Jefferson Simmons Sr., son of James Russell Simmons and Maude Elmore.1,2,3 
Child
  • David Russell Simmons3,5

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S708] Ruth G. Hale, West View Cemetery, Montgomery Co., VA.
  3. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Nellie Mae Price Simmons obituary in the Sep 26, 1994 edition.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Bonnie Marie Simmons1,2

F, b. May 1, 1950, d. September 3, 1995
FatherTeddy Jefferson Simmons Sr.1,2 b. October 28, 1929, d. September 10, 1977
MotherRuby Marie Porter1,2
     Her Social Security Number was 229-82-8247.3 Bonnie Marie Simmons was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.4 She was born on May 1, 1950 at Virginia.1,3 As of August 23, 1971,her married name was Davis.1 She married Robert Earl Davis III on August 23, 1971 at Blacksburg, Virginia.1,2 Bonnie Marie Simmons died on September 3, 1995 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 45.3,2 She Bonnie Marie Simmons Davis, of Salem, passed away Sunday, September 3, 1995, at Lewis-Gale Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Marie Porter Holland and Ted J. Simmons. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Davis III; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert E. IV and Kimberly Davis; grandchildren, Robert E. Davis V, Joseph T. Davis, Victoria S. Lee; a sister, Susan H. Bilby; brothers, Ted J. Simmons Jr., Richard G. Simmons, David Simmons, Douglas L. Holland and Donald B. Holland; many aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 6, in the John M. Oakey & Son Chapel, with the Rev. Jeff Gardner officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 until 9 p.m. on September 5, 1995.2

Family

Robert Earl Davis III
Marriage*She married Robert Earl Davis III on August 23, 1971 at Blacksburg, Virginia.1,2 
Child
  • Robert Earl Davis IV2

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Bonnie Marie Simmons Davis obituary in the Sep 5, 1995 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S708] Ruth G. Hale, West View Cemetery, Montgomery Co., VA.

Charles Kinner Watkins1,2

M, b. March 26, 1907, d. August, 1985
     His Social Security Number was 234-07-2316.3 Charles Kinner Watkins was buried at Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.2 He married Anna Laura Simpkins, daughter of Riley Crockett Simpkins and Laura Jane Poff.1 Charles Kinner Watkins was born on March 26, 1907.2,3 He died in August, 1985 at age 78.2,3

Family

Anna Laura Simpkins b. January 29, 1906, d. January 1, 1993
Marriage*He married Anna Laura Simpkins, daughter of Riley Crockett Simpkins and Laura Jane Poff.1 

Citations

  1. [S4255] Pomeroy Times-Sentinel, From the Anna Laura Watkins obituary in the Jan 3, 1993 edition.
  2. [S5308] Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Mason Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.