Robert Mark Simmons was born March 25, 1956 to the union of his parents, Robert G. Simmons and Holly Faye Tingle Simmons and he passed from this life April 12, 2020 at his home in Grayson, Louisiana after a brief illness. Mark worked many years for Scott Truck and Tractor in Monroe, Louisiana as a diesel mechanic and technician. He was retired. Mark was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, D'wan Girod Simmons.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sister, Maurine Wilkins; nephew, Harper Wilkins; nieces: Holly Wilkins Brossett and Hillary Wilkins Lizenby (Joe); great-niece, Bella Brossett; step-children: Schanell Smith (Bill) and Stacey Bailes Thompson; special granddaughter, Kristin Bailes and numerous other grandchildren.