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Ernest Elwood Simmons Jr.

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Ernest Elwood Simmons Jr.

Birth
Death
21 Nov 2014 (aged 66)
Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Bowerton, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.7970766, Longitude: -90.5729166
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Ernest E. Simmons, Jr., 66, passed away November 21, 2014 in Crystal Springs.Visitation will be Sunday from 5pm-8pm at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.Services will be 2pm Monday at Stringer Chapel with burial at Antioch Cemetery.

Mr. Simmons was Master Mason, Scottish Rite Mason and York Rite Mason.He was a Shriner and a member of the American Legion.He was a deputy sheriff in Copiah County and retired as a Lieutenant at the Pearl Police Department where he was Chief of Detectives.He was a member of the Fraternal Organization of Police.Mr. Simmons was in the Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Lejeune.

Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Mitchell Simmons and his parents, Ernest E. Simmons, Sr. and Margaret Speese Simmons.

He is survived by daughters, Angie (Mike) Miles of Brandon, Michelle (Josh) Carpenter of Bossier City, LA and Heather (Tony) Grippando of Pearl; son, Joseph “Simeon” Mitchell of Tennessee; sister, Shirley Givens of Crystal Springs; grandchildren, Garrett Parker, Christopher Carpenter and Ashley Miles.
Ernest E. Simmons, Jr., 66, passed away November 21, 2014 in Crystal Springs.Visitation will be Sunday from 5pm-8pm at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.Services will be 2pm Monday at Stringer Chapel with burial at Antioch Cemetery.

Mr. Simmons was Master Mason, Scottish Rite Mason and York Rite Mason.He was a Shriner and a member of the American Legion.He was a deputy sheriff in Copiah County and retired as a Lieutenant at the Pearl Police Department where he was Chief of Detectives.He was a member of the Fraternal Organization of Police.Mr. Simmons was in the Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Lejeune.

Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Mitchell Simmons and his parents, Ernest E. Simmons, Sr. and Margaret Speese Simmons.

He is survived by daughters, Angie (Mike) Miles of Brandon, Michelle (Josh) Carpenter of Bossier City, LA and Heather (Tony) Grippando of Pearl; son, Joseph “Simeon” Mitchell of Tennessee; sister, Shirley Givens of Crystal Springs; grandchildren, Garrett Parker, Christopher Carpenter and Ashley Miles.


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