Jeremy Paul Simmons

ARARAT - Mr. Jeremy Paul Simmons, 21, of Pratt Road, Ararat, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003. Jeremy was born Jan. 21, 1982, in Forsyth County to Elder Gregory Lee and Nan Marion Simmons. Jeremy was a member of Union Hill Regular Baptist Church and was an English teacher and the assistant football coach at Mount Airy High School. Jeremy was a graduate of Surry Central High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Elder J.A and Ruth Marion; and a paternal grandfather, Leonard "Chip" Simmons. Survivors include his father and mother, Elder Greg and Nan Marion Simmons of the home; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Julie Simmons (Michael) Greenstreet of Apex and Courtney Simmons of Winston-Salem; a paternal grandmother, Nora Lee Simmons of Thurmond; and a nephew, Mason Gregory Greenstreet. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Union Hill Regular Baptist Church by Elder Earl Blackburn Jr. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Shane Simmons, Brad Simmons, Dusty Simmons, Grant Simmons, Jason Simmons, Jonah Hoosier, Jason Moser, Benjamin Whitaker, Neil Marion and Tony Marion. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening, Sept. 9, at Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin. The family will accept flowers or memorials may be made to Union Hill Regular Baptist Church, c/o Jeff Hoosier, 174 Moser Road, Ararat, NC 27007. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Simmons family. "To live as Christ, to die is gain."