Obituary of Arnold Simmons,Jr

SIMMONS FRISCO, N.C. ALVA ARNOLD SIMMONS, SR, 70, of Frisco, died, Friday, June 4, 2004, in his residence. Mr. Simmons was born in Columbia, N.C. and was retired from the U.S. Coast Guard after 22 years of service and was self employed as a contractor. He was a member of Frying Pan Baptist Church in Columbia, VFW Post # 9280 in Edenton and was Chief Judge at the Dare County Board of Elections Polls in Frisco. Mr. Simmons was the son of the late Linwood and Lucy Spruill Simmons and the husband of Cora Austin Simmons. Besides his wife surviving are three sons; Anthony Simmons of Greenville, N.C., Kerry Simmons of Kill Devil Hills and Kevin Simmons of Hatteras, three sisters; Margie Weatherly of Rocky Hock, Iris Ambrose of Creswell and Linda VanMeter of Bridgeport, WV, five grandchildren; Wayne Simmons, Clay Simmons, Cory Simmons, Daniel Simmons and Jennifer Simmons. Mr. Simmons was pre-deceased by his son Arnold Simmons, Jr and brother Glenn Simmons. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, June 7, 2004, in Hatteras United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. by the Revs. Roger Barnett, Joseph Wynns and Charles Moseley. Burial will be in the Ballance Cemetery. Friends may join the family at Twiford’s Funeral Home, Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and other times at the residence 50323 Spencer’s Lane in Frisco. Twiford’s Island Chapel Hatteras is handling arrangements. Visit www.twifordfh.com to sign the online register.