The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Wednesday, March 13, 1996              TAG: 9603130469
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

MILDRED C. SIMMS

Mildred C. Simms, 77, of the 2600 block of Azalea Garden Road, died March 11, 1996.

Mrs. Simms, a former waitress and homemaker, was a native of Virgilina, Va. She was a member of Hyde Park Freewill Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Edward Simms; a daughter, Sylvia Blackburn of Norfolk; three sons, Herschel Tuck of Norfolk, Gene Tuck of New York, Roy Crawford of Norfolk; two sisters, Mary Harris of Virgilina, Ester Robinson of Emporia; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, by the Rev. Terry Beck. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimers Association.

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