Aaron Simmons Jr. Obituary (1937

st1\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#ieooui) } st2\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#ieooui) } TABLE.ae_noborder { BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1px dashed; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px dashed; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 1px dashed; BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px dashed } TABLE.ae_noborder TR TD { BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1px dashed; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px dashed; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 1px dashed; BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px dashed } Aaron Simmons, Jr. 72 of Stratford entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 8, 2009 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Aaron was born in Pollocksville, North Carolina on March 4, 1937 to the late, Jettie Murphy Simmons and Aaron Simmons, Sr. Aaron attended school in North Carolina and, after graduation moved to Bridgeport. He worked for 10 years at Fairfield Hill Hospital and for over 20 years as owner/operator at Allied Van Lines as a long distance truck driver. Following his retirement, he worked for many years as a school crossing guard at Longfellow and Jettie Tisdale Elementary School. He met and married Florence Cleveland and, to this union were born two daughters, Rita Simmons Smith (Randy) of North Carolina and Karen Simmons of Bridgeport. In addition to his daughters, he leaves to cherish his memory, two grandsons, Brandon Brown and Marcus Stovall, a sister Billie Mason (James) of North Carolina, six nephews Bobby Simmons (Minnie) of Bridgeport, Aaron O. Simmons (Kris-Tina) of North Carolina, Leroy Wilson of Trumbull, Stanley Faust (Risa) Michael Faust (Rose), Irving Faust (Valerie) of New York, four nieces, Celestine Bryant, Leticia Humphrey (Dante) of North Carolina, Dorothy Clinton of New York and Stacey Tisdale (Chris) of Stamford, brother-in-law, Charles Tisdale of Bridgeport and a host of relatives, co-workers and friends. His sister, Jettie Simmons Tisdale, predeceased him in May 2004. Funeral Services are 10:30AM Saturday, May 16, 2009 at East End Baptist Tabernacle Church, 548 Central Avenue, Bridgeport. Family will receive friends at the viewing at the church from 9:30 A.M. until time of service. Baker-Isaac Funeral Services 985 Stratford Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06607 (203) 333-0468 Office (203) 332-0123 Fax Email: [emailprotected] "We Care"