Deurweent "George" Simmons

Mr. Deurweent G.”George” Simmons, born September 19, 1924, in Clyde, Kansas, to Lawrence Ray and Vera Montgomery Simmons entered peacefully into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, in Lawton, Okahoma. George was predeceased by wife, Margy Ball Simmons, after 55 years of marriage, and by wife, Clariece Lingle Simmons, after 2 years of marriage; by his parents, brother, Bobby and wife, Joanna; sister, Dewey Crist Matherly and husbands, Johnny Crist and Edwin Matherly; sister, Maureen Gunn; and granddaughter, Angela Biddy. Mr. Simmons is also survived by his wife, Reva Ballard Simmons of the home; daughter, Leanna K. Bridgett and husband, Jim, of Friendswood, TX; son, Kenneth G. Simmons and wife, Tonya, of Altus, OK; grandchildren, David Bridgett and wife, Andria, of Sycamore, IL, Eric Bridgett and wife, Rachel, of Houston, TX, Jennifer Ledesma and husband, Raul, of Altus, OK,, Kenneth Simmons, II of Norman, OK, Kevin Simmons and wife, Jessica, of Altus, OK; brothers, Norman Simmons, Lawrence Simmons, and Daniel Simmons and wife, Cindy; sisters, Harriett Huber and Diana Roberts and husband, Clifford; brother-in-law, Thomas Gunn; 11 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, members of the Lingle and Ballard families. Mr. Simmons served honorably in combat during World War II as a member of the 242nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division, during the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star for his service in the US Army. Following his discharge in 1946, George began a 43 year Civil Service career with the US Bureau of Reclamation during which time he worked on projects in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Originally a fan of Nebraska football, Mr. Simmons became an ardent OU supporter after attending a game in Norman where he sat in the student section of the stadium. He later explained his conversion by saying, “All those people couldn’t be wrong.” Mr. Simmons worked hard throughout his life starting with working his way through high school. He was humble, principled and courageous. He loved and enjoyed his family and step-families especially the grandchildren and “great-grands,” his friends, in particular Rick and Jill Bottom and their daughter, Brooke, Phil and Mary Lankford, and his Bureau of Reclamation “family.” He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and keeping track of the stock market. The family wishes to thank the many home caregivers, the staffs at English Village and the Lawton Veteran’s Center who helped ease the last months of George’s life. Funeral services for Mr. Simmons will be 10 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Kincannon Funeral Home with John Lingle officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Kincannon Funeral Home. The Simmons family will greet friends Friday evening from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Kincannon Funeral Home. Additional parking for the service is available behind the funeral home, Best Western to the South or Western Sizzlin’ to the North. Family and friends unable to attend may log on to kincannonfuneralhome.com 30 minutes prior to the service, click on the “Live Services” tab, to view the live webcast of the funeral. TO VIEW THE LIVE WEBCAST CLICK BELOW http://video.bchristian.tv/players/kn6niCwZ-24w6OoqI.js