Beckham County, OK - Obits: Henry Walter Simmons, 1929
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SIMMONS, HENRY WALTER
(2 Mar 1929, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Henry Walter Simmons was born August 27, 1880, died April 21, 1929, age 48
years, 8 months and 4 days.  He was married to Miss Emma Morton, June 9,
1901, to this union were born three children.  Margaret Elizabeth who died
in infancy, Mrs. R. H. Kendall and Lola Simmons, both of Cheyenne,
Oklahoma.
The wife of the deceased preceded him in death March 2, 1906.  In 1907 he
married Miss Lena Clark and to this union were born seven children, Mrs.
N. H. Bahr, of St. Louis, Mo., Clarence and Lloyd Simmons, Tucson,
Arizona; Floyd Simmons, LeFors, Texas; Mary and Elizabeth Simmons, Foss,
Oklahoma; L. W. Simmons, Joplin, Texas.  The wife of the deceased preceded
him in death March 30, 1921.
His daughter Lois went to Tucson recently, where he had gone for his
health and he requested that he be moved to Oklahoma to spend his last
days and he also requested that his body be laid to rest in the Red Hill
cemetery at Hammon, Oklahoma (Roger Mills County).
During the last week of his illness he professed belief in Christ and was
baptized by Rev. Tom Brobham, the Methodist minister at Pampa, Texas.
The deceased leaves nine children, one granddaughter, two brothers, G. W.
Simmons of Little Blue, Mo., and A. W. Simmons of LeFors, Texas, and two
sisters, Mrs. Wiley Gunter and Mrs. Elmer Wilker of Elk City, Oklahoma;
also a host of nephews, nieces and a great host of friends.
A beautiful funeral service was conducted by Rev. Rhoads, the Methodist
minister at Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Monday, April 22, at the Red Hill
cemetery, Hammon, Oklahoma.  The Hammon choir conducted the song service
which was beautifully rendered.  There was an immense gathering from
distances as Foss, Carpenter, Strong City, Elk City, Cheyenne and Pampa,
Texas, also many friends from Hammon and surrounding country.

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