Simmie Ray Denmark passed away at his home on April\n12, 2019, with his loving wife by his side. Mr. Denmark was born in Perry on\nFebruary 20,1936, to Thomas Jasper (T.J.) and Willie Mae (Lane) Denmark. Simmie\nwas a devoted husband, father, son and older brother to eight younger siblings.\nHe took great pride in his family and his country, serving in the US Army both\nactive duty and reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simmie was a\nmotivated, self-made man who inherited his work ethic and interest in business\nfrom his father. He began his journey into the world of work as a mechanic’s\napprentice in his teen years at his dad’s auto shop, Denmark’s Service Center.\nFrom there he went on to work for Triangle Construction and helped construct Buckeye\nCellulose Mill. During his early days he also worked with Charlie Ware at\nPhillips 66. That mentorship, along with his early experiences with his father,\nled Simmie to open his own Chevron Service Station. His head for business was\nweighted with his sense of adventure. Simmie found this balance by attending\nFSU’s flight school and earning his pilot’s license. This passion led him to\nbecome a member of the Civil Air Patrol. Here he took on the responsibility of\nflying the sundown patrol every evening to scan the gulf for any signs of\ndistress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Years later,\nin 1964 Simmie moved his wife and children to Decatur, Ala., to work for Davis\nConstruction building an addition to their Monsanto Plant. In ’77 he relocated\nto Nebraska City, Neb., to serve as a superintendant over another plant with\nWallace Power. These stints with the various companies garnered the attention\nof General Electric who would often send Simmie on various assignments\nthroughout the U.S. from North Dakota all the way down to New Orleans to\nrealign operations. His ability to turn projects around landed him a promotion\nin 1980 when General Electric offered him the permanent position of Southeast\nRegional Manager. He served in this role for more than 21 years, overseeing 14\nstates and hundreds of employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 60 years\nof age Simmie recognized the state of his aging parents and decided to retire\nand move back home to the town which had given him his roots and taught him the\nvalue of hard work. Though it was not quite the fast pace Simmie had grown\naccustomed to, he often said it was the best move he’d ever made. His\nretirement and journey home allowed him to spend the last years of his parents\nlives with them, something he was forever grateful for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simmie Ray\nDenmark is preceded in death by his parents T.J. and Willie Mae Denmark; a\nsister, Patsy (Denmark) Davis; a brother, Don Denmark; a brother Bruce Denmark;\nand a son, Charles Randall Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is\nsurvived by his wife of 66 years, Melba (McNeese) Denmark; one son, Simmie Ray\nDenmark Jr. of Brunswick, Georgia; 2 brothers, E.L. Denmark of Tallahassee and\nTommy Denmark of Perry; 3 sisters, Peggy York of Perry, Maxie Stout of\nJacksonville and Robin Blue of Perry; 4 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren,\nand a host of nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No services\nare planned at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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