January 18, 1931-July 17, 2016
Vincent Jerry Simmons went to be with our Lord on July 17, 2016, at the age of 85. Jerry was born Jan. 18, 1931, in Jennings, Louisiana, to the late Jerry Tillman Simmons I and the late Elsie Vincent Simmons.
A longtime resident of Patterson, Louisiana, many will remember him as a former Patterson High School teacher and coach and he was seen daily in Patterson walking his 2 miles. After retirement, Jerry enjoyed playing a daily round of golf early in the morning. He was a longtime member of Bayou Vista Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Marilyn Mack Simmons; his four children, Leisa Simmons, Andrea MacDougall and her husband John, Kimberly Bailey and her husband Tom, and Jerry Tillman Simmons II and his wife Stacie; nine grandchildren, Amy Vaccarella and her husband Ryan, Ashley Greene, Ty Greene and his wife Nicole, Jess and Samuel Bailey, and Emma, Tanner, Madison and Max Simmons; two step-grandchildren, Sara and Jeff MacDougall; six great-grandchildren, Anna, Ava and Luke Vaccarella and Alexis, Garrett and Owen Greene; his beloved brother, Norris Dale Simmons Sr.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Other than his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by a favored aunt, Jeanne Vincent Mason.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Bayou Vista Baptist Church with Brother Steven Kelly officiating the service. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Bayou Vista Baptist Church today, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, from 6-8 p.m. and again on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, from noon until service time.
Serving as pallbearers, Norris Dale Simmons, Ryan Vaccarella, Ty Greene, Ashley Greene, Jess Bailey and Samuel Bailey.
He will be laid to rest in the Patterson Protestant Cemetery with Brother Steven Kelly and Brother Charles Gilder officiating the graveside service.
Family and friends may view the obituary online and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary Inc., 1111 Lia Street, Patterson, La. 70392, 985-395-7873.