William Edward "Bill" Simmons

Funeral Service for the Late William Edward "Bill" Simmons, 82 years of Bahama Road, Nassau East, South and formerly of Industrious Hill, Cat Island, will be held on Thursday November 15th, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Wulff & Baillou Hill Roads. Canon Basil Tynes and Fr. Roderick Bain assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel will officiate. Interment will follow in the Western Cemetery, Nassau Street.

He is survived by his devoted wife of sixty years Marguerita Simmons; Sons: Nelson, Craig, Anthony, Ricardo, Stephen, Humphrey, Willie, Garvin, Kino and Leandro Simmons; Daughters: Donna Simmons, Sandralee Cartwright and Jacqueline Simmons; Sister: Margaretta Hepburn; Daughters-in-law: Cynthia, Judy, Sharlene, Susan, Nikki, Dawn, Ariane, Dinah and Ruby Simmons; Son-in-law: Sidney Cartwright; Grandchildren: Germaine Simmons-Dean, Damian Evans, Keno Simmons, Omar Butler, Anshanique Johnson, Craig, Shavaughn and Shaniesha Simmons, Shantia Brown, Samra Hall, Anthony Simmons Jr., Chauncy Adderley, Ricardo, Antio, Madonna, Don and Dijon Simmons, Sydnei Cartwright, Herb and Jade Simmons, Deston and Charis Simmons, Mekhi Cash, Leslie, Deston, Riley and Mason Simmons and Jai-lee Simmons; 17 Great-Grandchildren; Sisters-in-law: Gloria Campbell, Margaret Turnquest, Virginia Dean, Ann Turnquest, Eleanor Ramsey of Delray Beach, Florida and Vadie Green; Brothers-in-law: Neville Turnquest, Daniel Ramsey and Alexander Green; Nieces & Nephews: Donald Simmons, Irma Smith, Preston McCoy, Firstina Hepburn, Alphonso, George, Max, Phillip, Sister Janice, Peter, and Anthony Coakley; Prince, Ishmael, Garfield, Reuben, and Maxwell Hepburn; Delores Davis, Jerome Moxey, Laverne Fox, Bernadette Johnson, Michael Moxey, Janice Roberts, Stephanie Riley, Chavan Martin, Natasha Storr, Netisha and Scott Moxey; Debbie Emmanuel and Antonio Campbell; Cheryl Sconyers, Diane Williams, Loretta Grayson, Kenneth Edmonson, Kathleen Turnquest of Titusville, Florida; David and Charlene Turnquest; Judy Thompson, Ken Lightbourne, Stephanie Sweeting, James and Troy Sweeting; Wolanza Dean; Pedro and Marvin Turnquest and Hyacinth Ferguson; Danise Cleckley, Marcus Ramsey, Tamara Gamble, Dominick and Lance Ramsey; Shearine Riley, Valentina, Alexander and Tarmaine Green; Cousins: Ormond Poitier, William "Bill" Poitier, Manette Fullwood, Emma Poitier, Lois Richardson, Joyce Burgzorg, Maureen Rahming, Astrid Brooks, Maxwell Poitier, Moses Deveaux and Roland Brown. A whole host of relatives and friends, including: Mr. & Mrs. Wilton Gibson, Mrs. Emerald Sands, Mr. & Mrs. Cyril Johnson, , Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Wong, Mr. Maxwell Gibson & The Honourable Allyson Maynard- Gibson, Rev. Carl Campbell, the Campbell Family, Whitlene Cooper, Tyrone Archer & Family, Sybil Archer & Family, Harvey Nixon, Dionne Angus, Mrs. & Mrs. Franklyn Wilson & Family, Mrs. Kathy Pinder & Family, Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Hanna, Mrs. Thelma Ferguson & Family, Cleomie Wood & Family, The Right Honourable Perry G. Christie & Mrs. Christie, The Honourable Cynthia Pratt, The Honourable Melanie Griffin & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Roberts, Sir Andrell Laville & Family, Norman Duncombe & Family, Ethel Sands, Mrs. Lolita Moxey & Family, the Right Reverend Gilbert Thompson & Mrs. Thompson, Canon Basil Tynes & Mrs. Tynes, Fr. Roderick Bain & Family, Fr. Colin Saunders & Family, Fr. Dwight Rolle & Family, Fr. Joseph Mycklewhyte & Family, Tracey Trembley, Dorothy Ferguson, Janet, Liza, Rashede and Yentl Taylor, Tariq Finley; Chad Chatom, Alexander Harris and Malika Turnquest, Liesl Wright & Family, Camille Campbell & Family, John Skandalarias & Family, Owen Bastian & Family, Antoinette Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Idris Reid, Izetta Newbold & Family, Dorinda Mackey & Family, , Dr. Robin Roberts, Dr. Christine Chin, the Bahama Road Community, St. Barnabas Anglican Church Family, the staff of Bill Simmons Construction & Heavy Equipment , the staff of Simmons & Company, the staff of Apex Pavers , the staff of H & S Excavation, the Progressive Liberal Party and the PLP Yamacraw Constituency Branch.

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians, #34A Nassau Street on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

This obituary was originally published in The Nassau Guardian.