Obit: A.W. "Dadie" Simmons,Franklin Parish, LA Submitted by Shirley Ashley shirla@vsta.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Franklin Sun---- Winnsboro, Louisiana March 22, 2000 Volume 143--- No. 32 Page 5A A.W. "Dadie" Simmons Funeral services for A.W. "Dadie" Simmons, 84, of Mangham were held Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church in Mangham with the Rev. J.W. Allen and the Rev. Johnny Mathis officiating. Interment followed at Ford Field Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mr. Simmons died Sunday, March 19, 2000 at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Juanita Graham. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Eula Lee Simmons of Mangham; children, Jerry Lee Simmons and Roger Dale Simmons both of Mangham; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Jimmy Glen Graham, Kenneth Bryan Graham, Micheal Wayne Graham, James Russell Graham, Deon Keith Simmons and Rodney Brian Simmons.