ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: SIMMONS, VINCENT "JERRY" 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died: Sunday, July 17, 2016

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SIMMONS, VINCENT "JERRY" 
January 18, 1931 - July 17, 2016

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Vincent Jerry Simmons went to be with our Lord on July 17, 2016 at the age of 
85. Jerry was born January 18, 1931 in Jennings, LA to the late Jerry Tillman 
Simmons I and the late Elsie Vincent Simmons.

A longtime resident of Patterson, LA, many will remember him as a former 
Patterson High School teacher and coach and he was seen daily in Patterson 
walking his 2 miles. After retirement, Jerry enjoyed playing a daily round of 
golf early in the morning. He was a longtime member of Bayou Vista Baptist 
Church.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Marilyn Mack Simmons; his four 
children: Leisa Simmons, Andrea MacDougall and her husband John, Kimberly 
Bailey and her husband Tom, and Jerry Tillman Simmons II and his wife Stacie; 
nine grandchildren: Amy Vaccarella and her husband Ryan, Ashley Greene, Ty 
Greene and his wife Nicole, Jess and Samuel Bailey, Emma, Tanner, Madison, and 
Max Simmons; two step-grandchildren: Sara and Jeff MacDougall; six great 
grandchildren: Anna, Ava, and Luke Vaccarella and Alexis, Garrett, and Owen 
Greene; his beloved brother Norris Dale Simmons Sr.; and numerous nieces and 
nephews.

Other than his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by a favored aunt, Jeanne 
Vincent Mason.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Bayou 
Vista Baptist Church with Brother Steven Kelly will officiate the service. A 
gathering of family and friends will be held at Bayou Vista Baptist Church on 
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 from 6-8 pm and again on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 
12 pm until service time. Serving as pallbearers, Norris Dale Simmons, Ryan 
Vaccarella, Ty Greene, Ashley Greene, Jess Bailey and Samuel Bailey. 

He will be laid to rest in the Patterson Protestant Cemetery 
with Brother Steven Kelly and Brother Charles Gilder are officiating the 
graveside service.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1111 Lia Street, 
Patterson, La.

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