Obituary for Freddie Marvin Simmerman
Fred M. Simmerman, 86, of Rushville, MO died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the Riverside Place, in St. Joseph, MO.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date at the Cross Roads Church, Rushville, MO. The body has been cremated and burial of the cremated remains will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Cross Roads Church and may be sent in care of the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home who is handling the arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Fred was born on June 23, 1933 in Lexington, MO the son of Arthur and Maxine (Miller) Simmerman. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1951. Fred served in the United States Army. He worked for over 40 years as a butcher for the former Safeway Grocery Stores, retiring in 1993. He was a member of the Cross Roads Church, Rushville, MO, the Rushville Masonic Lodge and enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and gardening.
Survivors include his daughter Kim (Steve) Hall, DeKalb, MO, three grandchildren Angie (Andy) Becker, Andy Hall, and Amy Hall, six great grandchildren Alyssa, Alexis, Bobbi, Harlie, Alivia, and Lane and a significant other for over twenty years, Jessie Couchman, Weston, MO. His parents, a daughter Kathy Nelson, a sister Donna Clevenger, a grandson Robert Donaldson and granddaughter Melissa Opperman preceded him in death.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date at the Cross Roads Church, Rushville, MO. The body has been cremated and burial of the cremated remains will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Cross Roads Church and may be sent in care of the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home who is handling the arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Fred was born on June 23, 1933 in Lexington, MO the son of Arthur and Maxine (Miller) Simmerman. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1951. Fred served in the United States Army. He worked for over 40 years as a butcher for the former Safeway Grocery Stores, retiring in 1993. He was a member of the Cross Roads Church, Rushville, MO, the Rushville Masonic Lodge and enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and gardening.
Survivors include his daughter Kim (Steve) Hall, DeKalb, MO, three grandchildren Angie (Andy) Becker, Andy Hall, and Amy Hall, six great grandchildren Alyssa, Alexis, Bobbi, Harlie, Alivia, and Lane and a significant other for over twenty years, Jessie Couchman, Weston, MO. His parents, a daughter Kathy Nelson, a sister Donna Clevenger, a grandson Robert Donaldson and granddaughter Melissa Opperman preceded him in death.