Ernest Yoakum Simmons 
M, (22 August 1921 - 7 April 1992)
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- 10th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Ernest Yoakum Simmons was born on 22 August 1921 at Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He was the son of Ernest Martin Simmons and Carrie Yoakum. Ernest Yoakum Simmons died on 7 April 1992 at Cushing Memorial Hospital, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at age 70 years, 7 months and 16 days. He was buried in the Mount Munice Cemetery, located in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Cindy Whiteman, comp., 'Ernest Y. Simmons,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 4 No. 8 (June 2001), p. 17.
ERNEST Y. SIMMONS
Ernest Yoakum Simmons, a retired prison worker, died Tuesday, April 7, 1992, at Cushing Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health since August and had been in the hospital since March 13, 1992. He was 70.
He was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Leavenworth, the son of Ernest M. and Carrie Johnson Simmons. He was a veteran of World War II, having enlisted in the Army July 3, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth. He served in the Pacific Theater and was discharged in 1945.
He worked at Kansas State Penitentiary for 36 years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the AAAP.
Survivors include four daughters, Vicky Givens and Lenora Green, Leavenworth. Carole Frank, Lincoln Neb., and Cindy Spencer, Douglas; a son, Anthony Simmons, Camdenton, Mo; 12 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Davis Funeral Chapel.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Mount Munice Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association.
The Leavenworth Times, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Cindy Whiteman, comp., 'Ernest Y. Simmons,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 4 No. 8 (June 2001), p. 17.
ERNEST Y. SIMMONS
Ernest Yoakum Simmons, a retired prison worker, died Tuesday, April 7, 1992, at Cushing Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health since August and had been in the hospital since March 13, 1992. He was 70.
He was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Leavenworth, the son of Ernest M. and Carrie Johnson Simmons. He was a veteran of World War II, having enlisted in the Army July 3, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth. He served in the Pacific Theater and was discharged in 1945.
He worked at Kansas State Penitentiary for 36 years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the AAAP.
Survivors include four daughters, Vicky Givens and Lenora Green, Leavenworth. Carole Frank, Lincoln Neb., and Cindy Spencer, Douglas; a son, Anthony Simmons, Camdenton, Mo; 12 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Davis Funeral Chapel.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Mount Munice Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association.
The Leavenworth Times, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.
Children of Ernest Yoakum Simmons
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