Obituary for
Harold O'Neill Simms
submitted by J. Kathleen Moore, MD
| Services for
Harold O'Neill Simms, 84, of Brownfield will be 2:30 PM
Friday, February 23, 2007, at Brownfield First United Methodist
Church with Rev. Charles Addington officiating. Interment will be
in Terry County Memorial Cemetery with full Military Service of 21
Gun Salute, Taps and Flag, provided by an Honor Guard from Cannon
Air Force Base. Services will be under the Direction of Brownfield
Funeral Home. Harold passed away February 20, 2007, in Brownfield. He was born October 29, 1922, In Brownfield, to Raymond A. and Idahlia Hunter Simms. Harold graduated from Brownfield High School in 1940 and enrolled in Texas A & M University. He was a U. S. Army/Air Force Veteran. During his 30 missions, Harold received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Cluster, Air Medal, Unit Citations, Victory Medal and European Theater Ribbon. He was recalled to active duty for the Korean Conflict in 1951. He participated in the Reserve until retirement as a Lt. Colonel. He married Charlotte Dial on September 28, 1946. Harold received a BA in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1948. Harold accepted a position with Stanolind Oil Co. in their Brownfield District Office. He took a disability retirement in 1978. He is a
member of First United Methodist and various Air Force Societies.
He also holds memberships in Sons of the Republic of Texas, The Sons
of Confederate Veterans, National Sojourners, ROA, past member of
The Texas Tech Chancellor's Council and the Lubbock Club. He was
active in the Democratic party at County and State levels. He was a
32nd Degree Mason with Brownfield Lodge #903. He owned and operated
farm land near his home place in Gomez that is still in the family. Brownfield Funeral Home |
