Simmons, Roger Dale, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Thursday,
September 20th, 2015 at his residence at the age of 66. Mr. Simmons was
born in Indiana to the late Benjamin and Mary Hudson Simmons. During his
life he worked as a Machine Operator at Worth Sports and was of the
Baptist faith. He loved baseball, the Oakland Raiders, the Florida State
Seminoles, and enjoyed the outdoors and fishing. In addition to his
parents, Mr. Simmons is preceded in death by one daughter, Caroline Lynn
Simmons; one brother, David Ray Simmons; and two sisters, Nancy A.
Simmons and Anna Mae Simmons. He is survived by one son, Jimmy Simmons of
Shelbyville; one sister, Gloria Marie Kraft of Winchester; one brother,
Benjamin J. Simmons of Tullahoma; one grandson, Logan Simmons of Pelham;
three nieces, Diane Dorsett and her husband Thomas of Tullahoma,
Stephanie Goodey of South Carolina and Brittany Simmons of Manchester;
two nephews, David Christopher Simmons of Ohio and David Emory Simmons of
Manchester; four great-nieces, Amanda Coker and her husband Nathan of
Tullahoma, Samantha Dorsett of Manchester, Brooke Simmons of Manchester
and Cailey Kidd of Manchester; and one great-nephew, Wyatt Dorsett of
Tullahoma. Visitation for Mr. Simmons will be held on Sunday, September
20th, 2015 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 1:00-3:00pm with the funeral to
immediately follow at 3:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with
Pastor Jason Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial
Gardens.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.