George Stanley Simmons Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

George Stanley Simmons finished his race on earth on Saturday, November 5, 2016, in Story City, Iowa, at the age of 84. Stanley was born on March 30, 1932, to his parents Dale and Margaret Inez Nygren Simmons in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was a member of the Boone High School Class of 1950. He served four years in the US Navy and is a veteran of the Korean War. He referred to himself as “Chicken of the Sea”. He married the cute young woman he met at the Daniel Boone Tavern and fell in love with at first sight, Doris Krug, on October 7, 1955, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boone. He said it was a good thing he married her, because she was chock full of babies. He worked for Thriftway Food Stores, Archway Cookies, Carl Thorngren Contractor, Eldon Krug Builders; was a partner in Underberg and Simmons Tiling; and is most well-known as a master carpenter for Stan Simmons Construction building unique fireplace mantles, cabinetry, and other finish carpentry pieces. He built two homes for his family – one in 1969 and one in 1979. In 1992 he officially passed his boards, was declared “Outstanding in His Field” and received his Doctorate of Carpentry degree from his former boss, Eldon Krug. He closed the doors of his shop in 2007 at the age of 75. He received Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior in 1971 during the Lowell Lundstrom Crusade at DMACC in Boone. That decision forever changed his life not only on earth, but also his eternal destination. Stanley was currently a member of Boone Open Bible Church where he served as an elder and in recent years an aisle monitor where he received his payment in candy bars, and the Boone County Family YMCA where he mastered the NuStep, ate tootsie rolls and donuts, and flirted with all the young desk staff. He fell “in like” with many. Over the years he was a member of two square dancing clubs, bridge clubs, and area coffee klatch crews. He enjoyed snowmobiling, raising chickens and children, but mostly studying the scriptures and teaching others. He was a learned man of God's Word. Some adjectives that would describe Stanley are faithful, compassionate, humorous, unassuming, unique, wise, generous, loving, and a firm believer in discipline, as his children would testify. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dale and Margaret Inez Simmons, his parents-in-law, Martin and Lydia Mindeman Krug, his two brother and sisters-in-law James and Leona Krug Boyd, and Don and June Krug. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Doris Krug Simmons of Boone; his three sons: Timothy (Janet) Simmons of Coalville, Stephen (Cherri) Simmons of Madrid, Paul (Brenda) Simmons of White Oak; his two daughters: Joan (David) Dearborn of Grand Junction and Lisa (John) Hoffman of Boone; his eleven grandchildren: Christopher (Kelly) Simmons of Fort Dodge, Aaron (Lacey) Simmons of Fort Dodge, Jared Simmons and girlfriend Jess Kuhlman of Madrid, Eric Simmons and fiance Becky Walters of Waterloo, Austin (Alison) Dearborn of Ramstein AFB Germany, Zachary (Meagan) Dearborn of Eielson AFB Alaska, Marta Hoffman of Altoona, Mischa (Jorden) Elsberry of Boone, Quentin Hoffman and girlfriend Alli Malloy of Huxley, Emerson Hoffman of Eugene Oregon, Janae (Quentin) Erickson of Nellis AFB Las Vegas; his six great grandchildren: Finley Simmons of Fort Dodge, Elijah, Lincoln and Violet Dearborn of Germany, Merrick Hoffman of Altoona, and Lucy Dearborn of Alaska; and numerous other relatives. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Boone Open Bible Church Hands of Mercy Children's Fund or the Salvation Army. Funeral Services will be 10:30 am Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Boone Open Bible Church, 1224 Hancock Drive, Boone, IA 50036. Interment will be at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Iowa. Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at the Boone Open Bible Church from 5:00 pm to 8:00pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Boone Open Bible Church Hand of Mercy Children’s Fund or the Salvation Army.

George Stanley Simmons

March 30, 1932 - November 5, 2016

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