Robert M. Simons

DeSoto, TX. Shortly before the celebration of the Memorial of Christ's Death. He is survived by

his 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter. Paul Levering Simons of Bradenton Florida, Barbara

Roberts of Mexico Beach Florida, and Robert Warren Simons of Arlington, Texas. Two

daughters in law, Wendi Simons, And Marjorie Simons.

A grandson, deceased, Derrick Chandler Simons and two grandsons by His daughter, Carey

Hazelton of Palm Desert, CA and Aaron Hazelton Of Cuenca, Ecuador and their wives and a

great granddaughter, Ashyn. He is also survived by his Brother David Simons of Aberdeen MD.

nephews the late David Jr. and Stephen Simons, nieces, Karen and Joan. Also Carol and

Mitchell.

He married March 21, 1936 to Marian Russell Hause, they resided for a number of years in

Aberdeen MD. They were married for 68 years. Both were dedicated Jehovah's Witnesses.

Marian was raised by her parents as a Christian and her family introduced Robert to the "Faith"

in the early 1930's. They attended together the historic Washington DC Convention in 1935, the

St. Louis, Mo. Convention in 1941, Robert built a small trailer that they took to the 1941

Convention and later the 1942 Cleveland Oh Convention. During this time Bob as he liked to be

called was a volunteer, full-time minister from 1939 until the early 1940's. And served in the

Aberdeen, Md, Congregation as It's presiding minister called at the time a "company servant."

Interestingly he was baptized in 1942 after serving as a pioneer for 4 years. Not uncommon at that

time as qualified spiritual men were needed during those difficult war years.

With children coming along he took his talent for trailer building and began selling trailers later

retailing them quite successfully. For many years on the Old Philadelphia-Baltimore highway was

the familiar sight of BOB SIMONS MOBILE HOME SALES. He was president of the Mid-

Atlantic Mobile Home Association for a number of years. The family later moved to Bradenton

Fl, where he continued in the mobile home business and he remained an active member of the

Bradenton, and later Palmetto Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He faithfully served some 80

years as a loyal Christian Witnesses of Jehovah. He was confident of the resurrection hope and

the day when Jesus Christ will call forth to life those sleeping the Memorial Tomb. JOHN 5: 28

Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will

hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life.