Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Simmons, Jefferson Davis January 27, 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Strawhand http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 July 11, 2022, 6:03 pm Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark January 28, 1918 Jefferson Davis Simmons, retired Coast Guard of the Cape Henry life saving station, died suddenly at a local hospital yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. He is survived by his wife, four sons, Dennis M., Noah W., Phillip J. and Lewis W. Simmons; and by two daughters, Misses Lillie and Laura Simmons, all of Portsmouth. He also leaves four brothers, Philmore, Cassius, Lee and Thomas Simmons and a sister, Mrs. Sarah White, all of Princess Anne County. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at H.C. Smith's funeral apartments, 306-308 Bank Street and interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Additional Comments: In Cedar Grove Death date January 27 per death certificate and obituary. Date on tombstone is January 18. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/s/simmons3499nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb