Age 93, Lawton - Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday in the Becker Funeral Home of Fletcher Chapel. Mr. Simmons died Tuesday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Apache under the direction of Becker Funeral Home of Fletcher (Formerly Robbins Funeral Home). He was born March 22, 1914 in Eustace, Texas to George and Minnie Simmons. He graduated from high school May 31, 1931. He joined the Army on November 18, 1932 and was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He spent ten years with the 18th Field Artillery and served as 1st SGT with the 314th 80 Division and the 106th Division. He retired from the Army on March 31, 1956 after 23 years of service. While stationed at Fort Sill he met and married army nurse 2LT Viola Schneeberger on November 22, 1941 in Altus, Oklahoma. She died February 1, 1986. He then married Nancy L. Hanks on January 3, 1988 in Lawton, Oklahoma He worked for Civil Service from March 1956 to July 31, 1970 as a post engineer in the refrigeration and air conditioning departments. He was a musician and played the upright bass violin with western bands in Oklahoma and Texas. He is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, George Simmons of Apache, OK and Robert Simmons of Elgin, OK; a step daughter, Lacreta Skrdle and husband Joe of Lawton, OK; two grandchildren, Robert N. Simmons and wife Linda of Magnolia, TX and Margaret Potter and husband Dennis of Troupsburg, NY; five great grandchildren, Richard, Brittney and Austin Simmons all of Magnolia, TX and Shayna and John Potter both of Troupsburg, NY; three step granddaughters, Lacreta A. Beaney and husband Paul of Mansfield, TX, Joell Skrdle of Addison, TX and Phoebe Cook and husband Greg of Flower Mound, TX; two step great granddaughters, Madison and Ashley Cook both of Flower Mound, TX. A daughter-in-law, Wanda Marie Simmons, two brothers and several sisters preceded him in death.