Simms - George - Civil War - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

 

George W. Simms, aged 75 years, a Brown Twp. farmer of about 8  mi. SW of Crawfordsville, died suddenly this afternoon while  seated in a chair in the office of WA Swank, loan agent E. Main  St. Heart trouble caused Mr. S's unexpected demise. Mr. Simms was transacting some business with Mr. Swank and during their  conversation seemed to have a slight attack. He remarked to Mr.  Swank that he had nearly gone to sleep. Mr. Swank asked him if he  had been subject to heart trouble and the farmer replied that he  had been receiving medical attention. The loan agent then turned  to his desk. Glancing around about a minute later, he saw his  visitor collapsed in the chair, his head thrown back and his eyes  set. A physician was called and at once pronounced Mr. Simms  dead. The body was taken to the Barnhill Templeton funeral parlors  where it was to be prepared for burial. Mr. Simms was a vet. of  the Civil War and one of the most widely known farmers of Brown  Twp. He is survived by his wife, one son, Sherman and one dau.ghter   When he came to town today, Mr. Simms was apparently in good  health and his sudden death came as a surprise.

George B. Simms, a Civil War veteran, died of heart trouble in a business office in Crawfordsville monday afternoon. He formerly lived on a farm just across from Bluff Mills. His father was one of Sam Houston's soldiers in thewar for Texan independence. Mr. Simms was a cousin of Major Simms.