Hansel Hill "Squirrel" Simmons

Hamilton, Alabama - Hansel Hill "Squirrel" Simmons, 69, died, Monday, January 9,
2012 at the North MS Medical
Center-Hamilton, AL. Hansel Hill Simmons was born February 8, 1942 in
Montpelier, Mississippi to the late Ruby Hill
and William Louis Simmons. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.
He was a Veteran of the U. S. Air
Force serving from 1962 until 1966. Hansel Hill "Squirrel" Simmons married
Margie Nell Wallace one June 6, 1980, at
the Christ United Methodist Church in West Point. He was predeceded in death by
wife Nell Curtis Simmons, in 1977
and two brothers, Charles H. Simmons and Sammy Simmons.

He attended the Montpelier Schools. Mr. Simmons worked as an air-conditioning
technician for 31 years and had
served as an instructor for six years at East MS Community College. "Squirrel"
was employed at the Columbus Air Force
Base as Mechanical Superintendant for 17 years and had co-founded and was owner
of the Everlasting Monument
Company and Cemetery Services while in West Point, MS.

Graveside funeral services will be held in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West
Point. Friday. January 13, 2012 at 10:00
a.m. with E. Scott Allen assisted by Dr. John Kerr. Calvert Funeral Home of
West Point, MS is in charge of
arrangements.

Survivors include his Wife, Margie Nell Wallace Simmons of Hamilton, AL; three
sons, Kelly Sherman Simmons (Rachel)
of Birmingham, AL, Curtis Simmons (DeAnna) of West Point, MS, James Patrick
Perkins (Lorea) of Oxford, MS, one
daughter, Tina Marie Perkins of Hamilton, AL; six grandchildren, Ashley Simmons
Wooten (T. C.), Jacob Simmons, Kate
Perkins, Anna Claire Perkins, Justin Perkins and Ryan Perkins; Two great
grandchildren, Bradie Wooten and Charlie
Wooten, one brother, Jasper Simmons (Pat) of West Point, MS.

Visitation will be at the graveside from 9:45 a.m. until service time
Obit by Marion County Funeral Home.