Jerome D. Simms Sr.

Jerome D. Simms Sr. obituary

Jerome D. Simms Sr.

Jerome Simms Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Rodgers-Awkard & Lyons Funeral Home from Jul. 14 to Jul. 15, 2022.
Jerome Dewayne Simms, Sr., 46, passed away on July 2, 2022. Services will be Wednesday, July 13th with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. and funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. at Rodgers-Awkard & Lyons, 951 S. Preston Street.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, William H. and Beatrice M. Simms, and his paternal grandparents LeRoy Coleman, Sr. and Margaret (Henry) Stoutmire; aunts Patricia Coleman and Angelina Mallory, uncles Jerome Coleman and Robert L. Simms, Sr. and cousins Kendrick, and Anthony, Coleman.

He is survived by his parents, Darlene Beatrice Simms and LeRoy Coleman, Jr., his son Jerome Dewayne Simms, Jr. (Skillet); two special girls, D'Mya and Reoshanae Anderson; one sister, Charmainia (Marcus) Johnson; three nephews, Paul Russell, Merl Johnson, and Jaxson Johnson; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

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