Simms

On December 20, 2007, JOHN WILLIAM SIMMS. On Sunday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 4101 Edmondson Avenue from 3-8 P.M. On Monday, Mr. Simms will lie in state at the Christian Life Church, 6605 Liberty Road, where the family will receive friends from 10-10:30 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 945-2700.

John E. "Jack" Simms, a retired executive vice president whose career at American Credit Indemnity Co. spanned more than four decades, died Friday from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 88. The son of a Methodist minister and a homemaker, John Elliott Simms was born in Surry, Va. He was raised in Delaware, Virginia and St. Mary's County, Md., where he graduated in 1940 from Margaret Brent High School in Helen. He moved to Baltimore and went to work as a fireman for the old Pennsylvania Railroad before enlisting in the Army Air Forces.

On February 22, 2005, FLORENCE H. (nee Phipps), beloved wife of the late Charles E. Simms, Sr.; devoted mother of Charles E. Simms, Jr., Jessie L. and David L. Simms. Also survived by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home (Kingsville), 11750 Belair Road, on Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Fork United Methodist Church on Friday at 10 a.m. Interment in Fork United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Joseph "Zastrow" Simms, known as a colorful and compassionate community activist who helped bridge racial and social gaps in Annapolis from as far back as the turbulent 1960s, died Monday. Simms' niece Stacey Gaskin said Simms died of congestive heart failure, one month shy of his 79th birthday. He had been in home hospice care at her Arnold residence, she said. Simms grew up in Annapolis in the 1930s and 1940s, when the state capital was separated along racial lines, but became popular throughout the city because of his athletic prowess at Bates High School.

On February 21, 2006, CHESTER, beloved husband of Madeline Simms; loving stepfather of Dawn Sexton, Edward Hager and his wife Krystal; grandfather of Hayley Hage; dear father of Monica Wimbush; grandfather of Roman Wimbush; twin brother of Charles Daughtrey and his wife Rosetta, Alvin Daughtrey and his wife Madeline. Chester was predeceased by his mother Doreathea Simms and his sister Toni Simms. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road, on Thursday and Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where services will be held on Friday evening at 8 P.M.

On January 10, 2006, RAYMOND VICTOR SIMMS; beloved husband of Nancy R. Simms (nee Roggenkamp); loving father of Wade T. Simms and Craig R. Simms; dear son of Thomas and Mary Simms; dear brother of Thomas A. Simms, III. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc, 1050 York Road, (Beltway exit 26A) Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a Funeral Service will be held Friday, at 3 P.M. Interment private. The family suggests memorial contributions in Raymond's name to the Hospice of Baltimore, Gilchrist Center, 6601 N. Charles, St. Towson, MD 21204.

On June 26, 2009, MICHAL NAOMI SIMMS; beloved wife of Sherman Simms, Jr. On Wednesday friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (WEST), 5151 Baltimore National Pike, from 4 to 8 PM. On Thursday, Mrs. Simms will lie in state at Vaughn C. Greene West Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 AM with services to follow. Inquiries to (410)233-2400.

On December 11, 2005; FREDRICKA LORETTA SIMMS (nee Saunders); beloved mother of Patricia, Paulette, Karl, Donna, Mariano, Carlene, Dahlia and Rohan Simms; dear brothers, Ralph, Tito, Pantro; dear sister, Hortense; grandchildren, a great-grandchild, nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends. On Saturday, Mrs. Simms will lie instate at Baltimore Central Church of God, 4820 Reisterstown Road, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 10:30 A.M. with services to follow. Entombment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

On June 18, 2009, CLARENCE EDWARD SIMMS, JR., beloved husband of Joann Simms. On Monday, friends may call at the Vaughan C. Green Funeral Services, 8728 Liberty Road, from 5 to 8 P.M. On Tuesday the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11, at New Psalmist Baptist Church, 4501 1/2

CBS Super Bowl broadcasters Jim Nantz and Phil Simms say they see a lot more than just Ray Lewis when they look at the Baltimore Ravens. And come Sunday, the conversation they do have about Lewis in the biggest broadcast booth in popular culture is going to be primarily about his play on the field and inspirational power in the locker room - not what happened in Atlanta. "I would just say, Ravens?" Nantz said Tuesday when asked for his sense of the team's image during a teleconference.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger was listed as limited in Wednesday's practice, which was interpreted as a boost in the arm for the Steelers who have dropped two straight games without their franchise quarterback. But a report in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review described Roethlisberger's workout as very brief, his light throwing ending even before some of his teammates reached the practice field. Does this mean that Pittsburgh will err on the side of caution and shelve Roethlisberger for at least another week to give his dislocated ribs and sprained right throwing shoulder more time to heal?

It's a daunting feat to try and cover Bob Dylan, but when Creative Alliance rocks their fourth Night of 1000 Dylans on Friday, Brian Simms will be handling the keyboard and accordion responsibilities. "I began picking out songs from the radio on a Schroeder piano at age 5," Simms said. "My parents [later] thought it a sound investment to purchase a life-size one. " Glenelg native and Catonsville resident Simms has recorded and toured with hometown heroes Disappear Fear in the '90s and currently plays in eight bands, including Junkyard Saints.

As appealing as it might be to vent my own frustration and play to the rage of tens of thousands of Ravens fans by ripping the TV coverage of Baltimore's agonizing 23-20 loss to the New England Patriots, facts are facts. And the fact of the matter is that CBS Sports did an outstanding job of telecasting Sunday's AFC championship game. The producer and director used their cameras to make viewers feel as if they were not only in the stadium, but almost on the field in Foxboro at certain points Sunday.

Being a two-time Super Bowl champion, Phil Simms knows a thing or two about what it takes to win in January, and he thinks Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco did more than enough last Sunday. Simms, a former quarterback of the New York Giants who will provide color commentary during CBS's broadcast of Sunday's AFC championship game (Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties), said on a national conference call Tuesday that Flacco played "very well" in the 20-13 divisional round victory against the Houston Texans, even though his final stat line wasn't very impressive.

After suffering his share of criticism during the offseason, Joe Flacco is ready to prove himself on the field. But before he can do that, members of the media have one more month to share their opinions of the Ravens' fourth-year quarterback. And if perception is reality, then it seems things are looking up for Flacco. While a bevy of players and analysts bashed Flacco during the offseason, former NFL quarterback Phil Simms was one of the first to come out in Flacco's defense when he voiced his support for Flacco in May in an interview on 105.7 The Fan . On Tuesday, Simms reiterated that stance in a video on SI.com . “Joe Flacco has taken a lot of -- I guess you'd say -- heat down in Baltimore because they wonder if he's the man to lead them,” Simms said in the video.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is a polarizing figure in Baltimore -- mainly because he is a quarterback who plays football in Baltimore -- but CBS broadcaster and former Super Bowl MVP Phil Simms believes most NFL quarterbacks would be quite pleased with the success Flacco had in his first three pro seasons. “I’ve watched a lot of film on Joe Flacco over the last three years and I know this, you can probably go around and ask most of the quarterbacks in the NFL, ‘Would you like to have a career start like his has the first three years?

On September 17, 2009; LUTHER SIMMS loving husband of Audrey Simms; he is also survived by his loving children Robin Simms, Rosalind (Gregory) Draft, Shelly (Walter) Moore, Terry (Michelle) Simms, Sr., and William (Linda) Green; two sisters Dorothy Braxton and Francis Sewell, brother Richard Jones; eleven grandchildren, a host of great-grand and other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Tuesday after 9 A.M where family will receive friends from to 5 to 7 P.M. Family will also receive friends on Wednesday at St. Mark U.M.C.