Timothy M. Simmons

Timothy Simmons, 43 of Carroll, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Mass of the Christian will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Music will be by Barb McDermott and the Holy Spirit Choir. Gift Bearers will be: Lisa Simmons, Missy Sales, and Triston Nelson. Casket Bearers will be: Scott Lampman, Richard Schenkelberg, Ben Tigges, Zach Schramm, Jim Lally, and Richard Corson. The Employees of Schenkelberg Implement will form an honor guard for the funeral mass. Burial will be in the Carroll City Cemetery. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 5 p.m. on Tuesday where there will be a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church at 9 a.m. on Wednesday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Tim’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Born on March 8, 1971 at Bayard, Iowa, Timothy was the son of Jerry and Virginia (Blackford) Simmons. He attended school and spent his younger years in the Bayard community. Tim was employed at Haley Equipment and later went to work at Schenkelberg Implement in Carroll where he was currently employed in the parts department. On March 27, 2013 he married Lisa Quinn at Carroll, Iowa. Tim enjoyed hanging out at home, watching television, spending time with his family and friends, and his cats and dogs. In his spare time he liked working on tractors, cars, and anything mechanical. Tim was a member of Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. Survivors include his wife Lisa Simmons of Carroll; his children: Nathan, Brenna, and Gracie Simmons, all of Carroll; his step-children: Nathan and Brianna Barton of Colorado, and Bethany and Brandon Quinn of California; his parents-in-law: Floyd and Joann Laxson; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: David (Michelle) Hedke and their children, David Jr., Melina, and Bella, all of Carroll, Missy Sales and fiancé Triston Nelson of Carroll, Dana Curtis of Indiana, and Brittany Bushong of Florida; as well as other extended relatives and many friends. Tim was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents; his mother-in-law: Deborah Hogge; and a brother in infancy as well as is step grandmother Teresa Cornelius.

Timothy M. Simmons

March 8, 1971 - April 11, 2014