MAY 6, 1943 – SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
ANDERSON, SC –Anton Ashley Simmons, Jr., age 67, departed this life after a rough battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family and his loving wife of forty-seven years, Doris Hicks Simmons.
Born May 6, 1943, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Anton Ashley and Helen Sanders Simmons. He retired from Clemson University after thirty years of working in the Agriculture Department.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Hicks Simmons; two sons: Chris Simmons and fiance’ Jennifer Jordan, and Victor Simmons and wife, Tara Simmons; brother, Roger Dale Simmons; sister, Belinda Elaine Pressley; five grandchildren: Caitlyn, Hannah, and Gavin Simmons, Matthew and Faith Ann Jordan.
The Funeral Service will be held at 4pm on Saturday, September 25, 2010, in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home conducted by Dr. Julius M. Johnson. The family will receive friends from 2:30 pm until 3:30 pm, prior to the service.
The family is at the home of a son, Victor Simmons, 5651 Hix Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of The Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.