s552 Obit of J B Simmons - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter SandKatC@aol.com ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ====================================================================== The Verden News October 11, 1929 SIMMONS IS DEAD RESULT OF FALL Fatally Injured When He Falls From Wagon; Funeral Held Sunday J. B. Simmons, age 70, of near Verden was fatally injured when he fell from a wagon, on which he was hauling furniture, when his team became frightened by a truck on the highway four miles west of Verden. Funeral services for Mr. Simmons, who is survived by his wife and a daughter, were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church at 3:30 o'clock with Rev. Perry conducting the services. Interment was made in the Verden cemetery. Mr. Simmons was helping a family move to a farm west of Verden when the accident occurred. It was stated that Mr. Simmons was seated on a kitchen cabinet in the wagon when the truck drove by and the team became frightened. Mr. Simmons stood up in the wagon to bring the team under control when the cabinet toppled out of the wagon and he fell. His head struck the rear fender of the truck and his neck was broke. An inquest in the accident was conducted by Caddo county officials and B. G. Holding, Grady county attorney, was notified Saturday morning by the Anadarko justice of the peace that no blame for the accident was placed against the truck driver by the corner's jury. Submitted by Sandi Carter