OBIT: William J. SIMMONS, 2006, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SIMMONS, William J. 02/24/06  Daily American
  
    William J. Simmons, 71, Somerset, passed on Feb. 22, 2006, at Somerset Hospital. Born
  June 27, 1934, in Lumpkin, Ga., he is the son of the late Leon and Maggie (Jones)
  Simmons. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Jimmy and Earl Simmons. He
  is survived by his wife, Melody Simmons, Crescent City, Fla.; children, Jeffrey,
  Pittsburgh; Valerie Woy and husband, Jason, Somerset; and Tonya and Joshua Simmons,
  Somerset; brothers, Curtis Markus Simmons, Pittsburgh; and Curt Simmons, Washington,
  D.C.; companion Kim Weyand, Somerset; grand-children, Jeremiah Eubanks, Tiffany and
  Joseph Woy, and Elijah and Jamal Simmons; and cousin, Charlie Powell. He is a veteran of
  the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a retired truck driver for the Giant Eagle
  Grocery Co. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and hunting, as well as spending time with his
  family. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home,
  Somerset, with a service to follow at 8 p.m. by the Somerset County Honor Guard.
  Interment at Restland Memorial Park in Monroeville.