Funeral service will be held at Morgan Funeral Chapel on Thursday November 15, 2018 at 1 P.M. The family will receive friends for visitation at the funeral home Thursday from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.
The Rev. Kenneth Brown will officiate.
Graveside service and interment will follow at Cumberland Cemetery in Helena.
Morgan Funeral Chapel and Crematory directing.
Mr. Simmons was a volunteer with Way of the Cross soup kitchen ministry and a longtime member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Bob worked as a claims adjuster within the insurance industry, retiring from American States Insurance Company and then later on from Phillips and Frazier. A proud veteran of the United States Air Force, Bob served his country overseas during the Korean War. His love for aviation carried over to his private life as well, with Bob spending countless hours attaining his single-engine pilots license and meticulously maintaining a collection of model airplanes. Those preceding him in passing include his parents, Charles C. and Maggie Simmons; brother, Charles Simmons; and wife, Mary Ann Simmons.
He is survived by his devoted children, daughter, Beth (Jason) Winningham and son, Chris (Brandy) Simmons; grandchildren, Tyler Winningham, Emily Winningham, Jarred Simmons and Katelyn Simmons; great-grandchildren, Camden and Caeden Simmons; niece, Linda (Blake) Stansell; and extended family, Dorothy (Bob) Gellock. Longtime friends, Pete Alford and Mary Shipman. Along with a host of nieces, nephews, in-laws, extended family and friends.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
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