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Visitation:
Monday, April 22, 2024, at Holy Family Church from
4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m
Service:
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy
Family Catholic Church in Lincoln
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Richard “Dick” C. Simmons, 90, of
Lincoln, passed away at Springfield Memorial
Hospital on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Funeral Services for Dick will be held on Tuesday,
April 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Family
Catholic Church in Lincoln. Rev. Joseph Dondanville
will officiate. Burial will follow at New Union
Cemetery in Lincoln.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 22, 2024,
at Holy Family Church from 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Richard C. Simmons was born November 14, 1933, in
Lew Beach, New York. His parents were Robert C. and
Naomi Becker Simmons. Dick served in the Air Force
during the Korean War and met his future wife in
Rantoul, Illinois. He married Gloria Ann McGregor on
December 24, 1954. Dick and Gloria had four
children. Gloria preceded him in death on August 3,
2000. On February 23, 2001, he married Helen Mileham
Meagher.
For over 40 years Dick was a self-employed carpenter
and a skilled craftsman who took great pride in his
work. He continued working into his 80s. Growing up
in the Catskill Mountains of New York, he developed
a love for the great outdoors and the beauty of
nature. Dick was an avid hunter and fisherman. He
loved to share his love for fishing with his
grandchildren and other kids throughout his life.
Dick took great pleasure in his gardens and enjoyed
raising several types of barnyard fowl. He also
loved cats and always had many cats to entertain
him. Dick was a great storyteller and loved
entertaining everyone with his stories. He was a man
of great faith and gave thanks to God every day for
the blessings he enjoyed with the greatest of those
being his family and many friends. |
He is survived by his wife, Helen;
brother Bill Pierpoint; sons Timothy (Danni) of
Gainesville, Texas, and Sean (Natalie) of Plano,
Texas; daughter Kimberly (Kent) Hart of Tullahoma,
Tennessee; stepson Kevin (Pamela) Meagher;
grandchildren: Jonathan (Brandy), Andrea, Jeremy,
Allison, and Daniel Simmons, Collin and Tristan
Piller, Alex and Linley Hart, and Drew and Jake
Simmons; step-grandchildren: Connor and Allyson
Meagher, Jonathan (Alexis) Beverman, Kiersten,
Braden and Wesley Meagher, and Mikaela (Zach)
Barker; four great-grandchildren and three
step-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by
brothers-in-law Daniel, Allan, and John Mileham; his
best friend, Alex Hoblit; and countless nieces,
nephews, and friends.
Dick was also preceded in death by his brother Gail,
and sisters Melissa, Naomi, and Linda, who all lived
in New York State; his daughter Sabrina Piller, and
stepson Kent Meagher.
Memorials may be made to Humane Society of Logan
County, Holy Family Food Pantry, or the donor’s
chosen charity.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley
Funeral Home of Lincoln.
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