Howard B. "Butch" Simmons

Howard B. "Butch" Simmons, 67 of East New Market, passed away at the Mallard Bay Care Center in Cambridge on Monday, August 9, 2010. He was born in Cambridge on August 6, 1943, and was a son of the late Lawrence Fletcher and Angeline Wolff Simmons.

He attended Academy School in Cambridge and elementary School in East New Market and graduated from North Dorchester High School in 1961. Butch had worked at Preston Trucking Co. for 17 years and also for Trinity Transport for 7 years, later with Glacier Refrigerated Services. He also worked for Service Tire Truck Center until he retired on September 1, 2009. On April 28, 2001 he was married to the former Julie Ann Dail. She passed away on May 15, 2009. Butch had been an active member of the East New Market Vol. Fire Co. for 49 years. He had attended St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in East New Market. Butch had been in failing health for the past year and had been at the Mallard Bay Care Center for about a month when he passed away on Monday.

Survivors include a son Richard L. Simmons and his companion Amanda Willoughby of Federalsburg, two step daughters Denise Lauck of East New Market and Donna Abbott of Cambridge, two grandchildren Eric W. Simmons and Amy Simmons, one great grandson Eric William Simmons, Jr., two sisters Susan Dodson and her husband Sonny of Cambridge, Elizabeth Carey of Lewes, DE and one brother Lawrence F. Simmons, Jr. of California. In addition to his wife he was preceded in death by a five brothers John Simmons, W.F. Simmons, William R. Simmons, George D. Simmons and Thomas W. Simmons and one sister Laura Cater.

A funeral service will be held on Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM at the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with the Rev. Lloyd Massey officiating. Interment will follow at the East New Market Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday and also during the hour preceding the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund of the East New Market Fire Co., P.O. Box 280, East New Market, MD 21631. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Phillips, Donald Cheesman, Sonny Dodson, John Rickwood, Richard Gauen and Eric W. Simmons.