The Rev. Thomas J. Simon, 87 of Wichita Falls, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 in Wichita Falls. He was born April 1, 1924 in Coleman, FL. On July 14, 1981 he married Mozelle L. Howard in Wichita Falls. Rev. Simon was retired from the military and civil service and was also a retired pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in Wichita Falls. He was a member of the East Side Ministerial Alliance and the Wichita Archer Clay Baptist Association.
He is survived by his wife, Mozelle Simon of Wichita Falls; 3 children, Thomas Simon and wife Loretta of Dallas, Henry Jerome Simon and wife Gina of Denver, CO, and Wanda Simon of San Antonio; 2 step children, Rene’e Jeffery of Dallas and Sheila Johnson of Wichita Falls; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Maudell Elizabeth Simon; son, Wayne Simon; daughter, Mari LaVerne Simon.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 29, 2011 at New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Wichita Falls with the Rev. Angus Thompson officiating. Burial will follow with full military honors at Crestview Memorial Park. A wake will be held from 6:00 – 7:00 PM Thursday evening at Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home.
Members of the United State Air Force will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the East Side Ministerial Alliance and Deacons of Shiloh Baptist Church.
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