Mr. Kenneth "Marty" Simmons Jr.

SIMMONS, Mr. Kenneth "Marty"- Age 70, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 AM Friday, July 28, 2023, from the chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Pastor Allen C. Overton Sr., officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the chapel 10:30 AM Friday. Mr. Simmons will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday, with family present from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM to receive friends. Mr. Kenneth M. Simmons Jr., age 70, of Flint, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Hurley Medical Center. Kenneth was affectionately known as “Marty” and was born July 13, 1953 at Hurley Medical Center in Flint. Marty attended Flint Community Schools and graduated from Flint Southwestern High School, “Class of 1971.” He was a member of the Varsity Football Team and he remained a lover of football and basketball throughout his life. Marty worked for General Motors Corporation for 27 years in 1997 and was a member of the UAW Local #659. Marty was a lover of cars and started his collection of matchbox cars at the age of 5. When he landed his first job he purchased his dream car, a fire red 1973 Pontiac Trans Am with all the trimmings which he still owns today. In his younger years music was one of his favored pastimes, in the 70’s, “Party Marty” was known as Flint’s most sought after DJ “Kid Funk” “the originator of strobe lights and the smoke machine. Mr. Multi talented Marty had a green thumb, he could plant and grow any kind of flower with little or no effort and people came to Dewey St. to get a glimpse of his huge elephant ear plants in his front yard. He was also the family mechanic and was often called upon to keep everyone’s hooptie’s on the road. He loved to cook and we all enjoyed his baked chicken and barbecue. Mr. Kenneth M. Simmons Jr. leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Regina “ReRe” Simmons; fiancé, Tracie Hurd Richardson; sister, Debbie Simmons, all of Flint; 4 aunts, Delores Vaughn of Clio, MI, Ida Johnson, Ruth Morris and Winona Hinton, all of Flint; 5 uncles, Clyde Lee Sr., Colonel (Betty) Lee Sr. of Flint, Joseph (Dorothy) Lee of Flushing, MI, Eugene (Kathis) Lee of Grand Blanc, MI and Anthony Lee of Detroit, MI; special cousin, Grace Peaches Wells of Chicago, IL; a host of loving Lee and Simmons cousins; god-children, Ezra Slocum, Azaryah Lugman and A’Nyra; friends, Broderick Washington, Kenny Robertson, Mark Bard, T-Rob, Carl Cook and many many more. Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Sr. and Eldoris Simmons; granddaughter, MaCaya Simmons; grandparents, Alfred Sr. and Mary Simmons, Colonel Sr. and Eliza Lee; uncles, Wilbur Johnson, Alfred Simmons Jr., Donald Simmons, Taylor Simmons and William (Betty) Lee; aunts, Rachel Silk and Maple Skinner. The family would like to express special thanks to Hurley Medical Center ICU staff and for the loving care they gave him, and to Dr. Peddireddy, Fresenius Med, and The Medical Care Team.

Mr. Kenneth "Marty" Simmons Jr.

July 13, 1953 - July 18, 2023