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William Ryker Simmons, 28, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025. He was born to Audey J and Marina Ann Kershaw Simmons on May 6, 1996, in Ogden, Utah. William grew up in Ogden and Cheyenne, WY, and graduated from Ogden High School class of 2014.
He worked at Lifetime Products.
William enjoyed video games, comic books, outdoors, reading, music, playing with all his nieces and nephews, and most of all he loved being a dad to LeRoy (8) and Kenneth (6).
William is survived by his sons, LeRoy and Kenneth; his parents, Audey and Marina; and sister Deianara (Luna) Jones. He was preceded in death by his older brother, Devon Simmons; his grandpa, William Harold Kershaw; grandpa, Kenneth Byron Simmons; and grandma, Sandra K. Simmons.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Mount Lewis Stake Center, 1150 N. Monroe Blvd., Ogden.
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