Roy, a 1972 SSOP graduate, passed away Sunday. He and his wife, Bridget, live in Amarillo. They had been in Oregon to be with her dad who was sick and were on their way home. They stayed at a hotel in Wyoming on Saturday evening and he had a heart attack and died on Sunday morning.
From Amarillo Globe-News
Roy Simmons Sr., 59, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 2, 2008.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Southwest Church of Christ with Brian Mashburn and Trey Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Amherst Cemetery in Amherst by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Roy was born Aug. 4, 1948, in Amherst to Bob and Freda Simmons. He graduated from Amherst High School in 1966 and attended West Texas State University. He also attended Sunset School of Preaching from 1970-72. On July 15, 1988, he married Bridget Reimers in Littleton, Colo.