Obit: Bowie Co Texas - MERLE SIMMONS Merle Simmons 77,of New Boston,Texas died Tuesday February 19,2002 in a Texarkana hospital. Mrs. Simmons was born November 10,1924 in Holden ville,Okla. She was a former employee of Red River Army Depot and a member of Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, James H. Simmons of New Boston; five daughters, Sharon Ford of DeKalb,Texas; Linda Brown and Sue Zachry of New Boston; Patricia Lawing of Texarkana; and Chris Donner of Simms,Texas; one sister; and a number of grandchildren and great-granchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Tapp Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeff Hastings officiating. Burial will be in Ringwood Cemetery under direction of Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. The family will be at the home of Linda Brown,107 Sylvia,New Boston. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Shanespencer84 ===================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.