From: Resimmonsr@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:13 PM
Subject: Bob Simmon - 21 April 2008
All,
-Rob Simmon, Bob's oldest, here on Dad's e-mail account. Just wanted you all to know that Dad passed away yesterday morning in Jacksonville's hospital after battling for the last two months with an aggressive cancer (multiple myeloma) that moved to his bones. Please share with those who may have known my father. Thanks!

Very Best Regards,

Rob


ROBERT (BOB) EUGENE SIMMON, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret), 86, of Cabot, died April 21, in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He was born September 9, 1921 in Marion, Indiana to the late William and Nellie (Mader) Simmon. Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years Catherine (Lambert), his son Mark, his brothers Donald, Howard, and Gene, his sister Margaret, and his grandson Brian. He was a devoted husband and father and will be missed by his family and many friends.
Colonel Simmon is survived by his three sons; Rob and his wife Susan (Hunt) Simmon of Glenwood, Iowa, Rick and his wife Lyndell (Smith) Simmon of Mary Esther, Florida, and Don and his wife Sue (Mitchell) Simmon of Tipp City, Ohio; four grandchildren, Tanya and her husband Steve Klingman of Montgomery, Alabama, David and his wife Sarah Simmon of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Richard and his wife Rajini Simmon of Pensacola, Florida, and Keith Simmon of Salt Lake City, Utah; two great-grandchildren, Everett Klingman and Ryan Klingman.
Bob married Catherine Lambert of Belle Center, Ohio at Deming, New Mexico, September 25, 1943 and was commissioned in the Army Air Forces three months later. He flew 30 combat missions in B-17s in WWII. His Air Force career spanned more than forty years including time in B-29s, RB-47s, B-52s, and B-58s. His decorations included the Meritorious Service Medal, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, and five Air Medals.
Funeral arrangements are by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home. They will be conducted at the Jacksonville Funeral Home, Wednesday (April 23rd) at 3 p.m. Interment will be in the Chapel Oaks Mausoleum, Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Arkansas. To sign the on-line guestbook, please visit www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church or charity of your choice.

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