ROBERT BALDRIDGE SIMMONS, 62, of Ranger, TX
passed away on April 9, 2004, with burial in
Evergreen Cemetery at Ranger.
Mr. Simmons was born April 4, 1942 in Ranger to
Floyd & Geneva (Crawford) Simmons. He attended
school in Ranger where he lived most of his life.
Robert married Beverly White in Aug. of 1969 in
Wichita Falls, TX. He owned and operated Simmons
Plumbing for 36 years starting when he was 16
years old helping two of the local plumbers.
He served in the Navy Seabees during the Vietnam
War, doing three tours of duty. He had been a
member of the Church of God church in Ranger,
Texas.
At the time of his death, Mr. Simmons was survived
by his wife, Beverly Simmons of Ranger; two sons,
Charlie (RHS-1991) and Micky Simmons of Ranger;
daughter, Lee Ann Underwood of Killeen; and son,
Tracy O'Neal of Nocona; two brothers, Jesse Simmons
(RHS-1958) of Brownwood and Charles Walton of Garden
Grove, CA; sister-in-law, Helen Milner of Burkburnett;
nine grandchildren; and numerous niece and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a stepfather,
Golden Bond; a brother, James Simmons (RHS-1959);
and a daughter, Norma Jean Simmons.