Obituary of Ralph Simmons Sr., LaSalle Parish, 6 August 1986
Submitted by Jerry Nelson
Source:  The Times-Signal; Jena, LA; Wednesday, August 6, 1986; p. 8B
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Ralph Simmons Sr.
Ralph Simmons Sr., 74, of Trout, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31,
1986 at Humana Medical Center in Winnfield.
He was a retired oil field worker and veteran of World War II.
Services were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Hixson
Brothers Funeral Home with Revs. Melvin Tisdale and Terry Coley, 
officiating.
Burial followed at Chalk Hill Cemetery of Little Creek with arrangements
by Hixson Brothers Inc. of Jena.
Survivors include two sons, Ralph Simmons Jr. and Richard Simmons, both
of Pineville; three brothers, Woodie Simmons and Bill Simmons, both of
Trout and Lannie Simmons of Louisville, Ark.; a sister, Mrs. Charlotte
Black of Lafayette; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were A. D. Erwin, Jim Arbogast, Larry Martin, Jimmy
Arbogast, G. H. Glidewell and Jerry Glidewell.