Simms obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Simms, Cassandra          13 Jul 2003    Jul 2003    Don Johnson
Simms, Katie Butler        5 Sep 2007    Sep 2007    Jerry Nelson
Simms, Linda Greenhill     9 Feb 2009    Feb 2009    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  7/13/2003
SIMMS, CASSANDRA      

A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at Baton 
Rouge General Medical Center. She was 47 and a native of Velma. 
Visitation at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
Sunday. Visitation at Bickham AME Zion Church, Velma, from 5:30 p.m. 
until wake service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Funeral service at the church 
at noon Monday, conducted by the Rev. Ernest Peter Sr. Interment in 
Butler Cemetery, Amite. She is survived by her mother, Katie B. Simms, 
Velma. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Simms Jr.; and 
her grandparents.  

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  9/5/2007

SIMMS, KATIE BUTLER
Katie Butler Simms, 75, a native and resident of Velma, died August 30,
2007 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond.  Survivors include one sister,
Juanita Butler Brown of Baton Rouge; and two brothers, Charles Butler Sr.
of Richmond, California, and Dallas Butler of Memphis, Tennessee.  She was
preceded in death by her daughter, Cassandra Simms; three sisters, Florence
Butler Barnett, Mable Butler Jackson and Ophelia Butler Lebran; five
brothers, Oneal, Plassie, Bernell, Morris and Ivory Butler.  Visitation
will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite. The Rev.
Ernest Peters will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bickham AME
Zion Church, Velma, followed by burial at Butler Cemetery, Amite.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  2/9/2009

SIMMS, LINDA GREENHILL
Linda Greenhill Simms went to meet the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009,
peacefully at home in her sleep. A resident of Amite, Linda was born in
Clarksville, Tenn. She moved to Amite when her mother married Rich
Hellmers, pharmacist and owner of People's Cash Pharmacy. She was a retired
nurse, having graduated in 1962 from Baylor University in Texas. Linda
spent many years working for longterm care organizations such as hospice.
Linda blessed many lives during her career and believed it was her calling
to care for people in need and spent much of her career working with
individuals who were terminally ill. Linda was an active member of the
First Baptist Church of Amite. She touched many lives by her compassion and
acts of selflessness. She never knew a stranger and was a constant witness
for Christ in both her speech and actions. She will be missed by her
neighbors, friends, and family, especially her four children. She was
preceded in death by her mother, Jane Hellmers; stepfather, Rich Hellmers,
and father, James Edward Greenhill, who was of Clarksville. She is survived
by a sister, Bertie Jane Greenhill Kilpatrick and husband John; four
children, Chuck Simms and wife Vicki, and Will Simms and wife Elizabeth,
all of Gatlinburg, Tenn., Meg Sharkey and husband Michael, of Amite, and
Barry Simms and wife Sue, of Bristol, Tenn.; and grandchildren, Chaz Simms
V, Gary Richoux, Tilon Simms, Noah Simms, Mandy Sharkey, Jacob Sharkey and
Stella Simms. Pallbearers will be Buck Cefalu, Tom Ed Brumfield, Richard
Kilpatrick, Gradon Clemons, David Vining and Jerry Lewis. Honorary
pallbearers are Leroy Wilkinson, Shelby Reid and Delos Jones. Visitation at
McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, Feb. 9, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and
Tuesday from 8 a.m. until religious service at 9:30 a.m., with the Rev.
Dennis Walker officiating. Interment in Amite Cemetery, Amite. Donations
may be made to First Baptist Church of Amite.  

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