BREELAND SIMMONS, MATTIE PEARL - Washington County, Louisiana | MATTIE PEARL BREELAND SIMMONS - Louisiana Gravestone Photos

Mattie Pearl BREELAND SIMMONS

Morris (Franklinton) Cemetery
Washington County,
Louisiana

Robert
May 10, 1904 - May 20, 1984

Son of Robert Preston and Letitia S Cooper Gillespie Simmons
Robert Berkley Simmons Sr., 80, died Sunday at King's Daughters Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Stricklin King Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James F. Yates officiating.
Burial was in Morris Cemetery in Franklinton, La.
He was a longtime resident of Yazoo City and a member of First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Pearl Simmons of Yazoo City; three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Priss) Smith of Clinton, Mrs. Billy (Gwen) Ferrell of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Jerry (Nan) Harnett of Hattiesburg; four sons, Robert B. Simmons Jr. of Yazoo City, Leroy Simmons of Ft. Worth, Texas. James P. Simmons of Cleveland, John Alan Simmons of San Antonio, Texas; 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were his grandsons.

Pearl
September 2, 1907 - June 8, 1996

Daughter of General G and Mary Elvira Dillon Breeland
Funeral services for Mattie Pearl Simmons, 88, of Yazoo City will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, from the chapel of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Morris Cemetery in Franklinton, La., under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mrs. Simmons died of heart failure June 8 at Bolivar County Hospital in Cleveland.
Born Sept. 2, 1907 in Tylertown, she was the daughter of General G. Breeland and Elvira Rushing Breeland.
She was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
Mrs. Simmons was preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Simmons.
Survivors include three sons, Leroy Simmons, Ft. Worth, Texas; James P. Simmons, Cleveland; John Allan Simmons, Georgetown, Texas; three daughters, Feirnand "Priss" Wright, Clinton; Gwen Ferrell-Allen, Balboa Ancon, Panama; Nan Simmons, Long Beach, Miss.; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

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Contributed on 4/4/20 by billsully060
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Submitted: 4/4/20 • Approved: 4/4/20 • Last Updated: 4/7/20 • R257139-G257137-S3

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