Obituary - Jim “Slim” Simmons Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory
Jim “Slim” Simmons, age 56, passed away with his wife and children by his side on Friday, March 12, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer.
He was born in Atlanta, Ga., on July 17, 1964, to Anne Jordan Simmons and the late Dr. William Crawford “Doc Whit” Simmons. He graduated from Lakeside High School in 1982. He then moved to Statesboro to attend Georgia Southern College, where he played baseball and earned his Bachelor of Science in Education.
Jim was a history teacher and coached baseball and softball, originally at Effingham County High School from 1990-2005 and more recently at Statesboro High School from 2006-2020.