Bobby D. Simmons
December 14, 1939 – March 9, 2016

Funeral services for Bobby D. Simmons, Sr., 76, of Pelham, GA, will be at 11:00 am, on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Rose City Church of God, Thomasville, GA. Rev. Gerald Horne will officiate. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Simmons passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at his residence in Cairo, GA.

Active pallbearers will be: Art Courtney, Scott Hurst, Bobby Newman, Steve Cercy, Heath Sanders, and Adam Clark.

Mr. Simmons was born on December 14, 1939, in Meigs, GA, to the late Emmitt M. Simmons, and Lilly Pearl Smith Simmons. He was an LP Gas Technical Electrician, retired, with AmeriGas. He was of the Pentecostal Faith.

Survivors include: sons, Robbie Simmons (Melissa) of Cairo, GA, Roy Simmons (Julie) of Cairo, GA, Troy Simmons (Alma) of Cairo, GA; daughters, Angie Neal of Albany, GA, Patricia Eidson of Thomasville, GA; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Jimmy Simmons (Joyce) of Cairo, GA, Ernie Simmons of Land O’Lakes, FL; sister, Mae Walsh of Camilla, GA; sister-in-law, Annlee Simmons of Meigs, GA.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: brothers, Marvin Simmons, Cecil Simmons; sister, Thelma Little; brother-in-law, Mayo Little, Vernon Walsh; sister-in-law, Sandra Simmons.

The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA, on Friday, March 11, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.