Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Simmons, William R., 1948 

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Second Victim Of Wreck Dies 

  William Randolph Simons [sic; Simmons], 30, of Suffolk, died in Maryview 
Hospital today of injuries received in an automobile accident near Portsmouth 
on Monday night.  His death brought to two, the toll of the accident which 
occurred when the automobile went off the road. 

  Simmins was reported by police to have been the driver of the car in which 
Norman T. Gautier, of Suffolk was killed.  The accident took place on Route 
337. 

  Simmons, who resided at 103 South Broad Street, is survived by his wife, 
Mildred Simmons, and three children, Barbara Anne, 8, Annette, 5, and 
Kathleen, 2. 

  Other survivors are his sister, Mrs. Otis Smith, of Franklin, and a brother, 
Beverly Simmons of Franklin. His foster parents are Mr. and Mrs. Julian P. 
Lewis of West Washington Street, Suffolk. 

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Wreck Victim To Be Buried 

  Funeral services for William Randolph Simmons, 30, who died early yesterday 
morning at the Maryview Hospital in Portsmouth from injuries sustained in an 
automobile accident Monday night near Portsmouth, will be held tomorrow 
afternoon at the Home at 3:30 o'clock.  Dr. John G. Truitt and the Rev. R.E. 
Brittle will officiate. 

  Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

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WILLIAM RANDOLPH SIMMONS

   William Randolph Simmons, 30, of 103 S. Broad Street, Suffolk, died on 
Friday, November 19, at Maryview Hospital, Portsmouth, of injuries suffered 
the previous Monday night in an automobile accident near Hodges Ferry, in 
the same accident Norman T. Gautier, also of Suffolk, was killed instantly. 

   The deceased was a son of the late Charles and Annie White Simmons of 
Nansemond County. 

   Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Mildred Salmon Simmons; three daughters, 
Barbara Ann,Annette and Kathleen Simmons of Suffolk; a sister, Mrs. Otis Smith 
of Franklin; a brother, Beverly Simmons, also of Franklin; and his foster 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Lewis of Suffolk. 

   Funeral services for Mr. Simmons were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:30 
o'clock at the I.O. Hill Funeral Home, Suffolk, by Rev. John G. Truitt, D.D., 
and Rev. R.E. Brittle, followed by burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 


William Randolph SIMMONS, painter, 
b. 31 Dec 1917, Nansemond Co., d. 19 Nov 1948, Portsmouth, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block I, Lot 123*), Suffolk, 21 Nov 1948, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 194, Fri., Nov. 19, 1948, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 195, Sat., Nov. 20, 1948, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 44, No. 6, Fri., Nov. 12, 1948, 
   p. 12 

An article ("Suffolk News-Herald," Tues., Nov. 16, 1948, p. 1) 
   on the accident is posted with GAUTIER's obit at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/g360n1ob.txt 

*Additional information: 

His parents are buried in Block E, Lot 48.  His mother-in-law 
   Elizabeth (LIGGINS) SALMON is buried in Block K, Lot 5.  
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #60210324. 

His foster parents, Julian Thomas & Theo Pearl (MILTIER) LEWIS, 
   are buried in Block I, Lot 124: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_j.txt 

D.Cert. 24344 (Portsmouth #607) 

His widow (1919 - 2003) 2m. widower Marion Burgwyn HOLLAND in 1949, and 3m. 
   widower George HOWELL in 1987.  She is buried in Greenlawn Memorial 
   Gardens, Chesapeake. 

His maternal grandparents, William S. & Annie Chlorine (JOHNSON) WHITE. 
   are buried in Block F, Lot 163: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt 

His paternal grandfather Francis A. SIMMONS (1828 - 1897) was a Confederate 
   veteran, having served in the Co. A, 43rd NC Infantry, and Co. C, 12th NC 
   Infantry.  He is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Mount Olive, Wayne Co., NC. 


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