SIMON JIMMY L

WO1 Jimmy "Pappy" L Simon was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 08/05/2022 at the age of 86.5
Palmyra, TN
Flight Classes 66-17 and 66-15
Date of Birth 01/31/1936
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 190 AVN in 64-65, 68 AVN in 65, 361 AWC in 69-70
Call signs in Vietnam TIGER 26, PANTHER 45
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More detail on this person: A Celebration of Life for CW3 Jimmy L. Simon, Sr., ARMY(Ret) will be on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 1:00 PM at Sykes Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Monday, August 8, 2022, from 4:00PM - 7:00PM at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest beside his wife at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Cunningham. Jimmy was born January 31, 1936, in Bradford, Arkansas, to Susie and Crat Simon. He passed away on August 5, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was retired from both the United States Army and Civil Service. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He loved woodworking, fishing, farming, and eating ice cream. He will be greatly missed by his family and his many pets. In addition to his parents, Jimmy was preceded in death by his Aunt Marylee and Uncle Elmer Ward, his loving wife Lanette, brothers; Buddy Simon, Carl Simon, and Ken Simon. He is survived by his brother George ( Pat) Simon, children; Patty ( Robert) Eads, Jimmy (Sheila) Simon Jr., Gary (Leesa) Simon, Chuck Simon, and David ( Christina) Simon, 18 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 2 great great-grandchildren. Please visit Jimmy's guestbook and share a memory with the family at sykesfuneralhome.com Posted online on August 06, 2022 Published in Leaf Chronicle

Burial information: Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cunningham, TN

This information was last updated 08/08/2022

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025