Funeral Service for William Simmons

William “Billy” Simmons of Bourbonnais, Illinois, died April 15 at 87, and his funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, in Manteno. (echovita.com) The service is set for 11 a.m. at Brown-Jensen Funeral Home, 21 N. Main St. in Manteno. A visitation is planned for Friday, April 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the same funeral home. (echovita.com) Legacy’s listing for Brown Funeral Home says Simmons’ family is being cared for by Brown Funeral Home, also identified there as Brown-Jensen Funeral Home in Manteno. The notice was published in Legacy Remembers on April 20. (legacy.com) The obituary identifies Simmons as a Bourbonnais resident born Nov. 30, 1938, in Tamms, Illinois. He is survived by his wife, Patricia K. Simmons of Bourbonnais, his daughter Chris Simmons of Joliet, and his sister Linda Davis. (echovita.com) The notice says memorial donations may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation instead of flowers. Funeral notices often use that line to direct support toward a charity named by the family. (echovita.com) Burial is scheduled to follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Manteno, a cemetery in Kankakee County with more than 1,600 memorial records listed by Find a Grave. The site places Elmwood in Manteno, Illinois, at coordinates 41.25140, -87.82250. (findagrave.com) For family and friends, the next public dates are Friday’s visitation and Saturday morning’s funeral in Manteno. Online condolences are being collected through the memorial page tied to Simmons’ obituary notice. (echovita.com)