Rev. Bill Simrell
Decatur
Funeral for the Rev. Bill Simrell, 93, of Decatur will be Saturday, August 13, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Rob Jackson and the Rev. Phil Waldrep officiating and Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
Rev. Simrell, who died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at his residence, was born June 9, 1918. He retired in 1981 with 39 years as a Baptist pastor after which he was a substitute teacher in the Decatur City Schools. He also served as chaplain for Hospice and preached in nursing homes until he was 89. His wife of 63 years, Ruth Blackwell Simrell, preceded him in death.
Survivors include one son, William "Doug" Simrell Jr.; two daughters, Harriett Callaway and Suzanne Yarbrough; nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; and one brother, E.B. "Jett" Simrell.