Edgar Simms

Tuesday, April 28, 1998

Edgar Simms

Former wrestling coach at old Chartiers High School
Edgar Simms, 82, of North Haft Street, Houston, died Monday, April 27, 1998, in the Greenery Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center.

Born July 12, 1915, in Canonsburg, he was a son of Thomas W. and Clara Ireland Simms.
Mr. Simms was a retired general manager from the Washington Grocer's Association and the Fayette Grocer's Association.
His memberships included the First United Presbyterian Church in Houston, where he had served as elder and deacon; the Dapper Dan Club in Pittsburgh; 32nd Degree Mason; Chartiers Lodge 297 F&AM; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh; and was a life member of Canon Lodge No. 204 Knights of Pythias.
He was a 1932 graduate of Canonsburg High School and in 1944 and 1945 was the wrestling coach for Chartiers High School, where he coached the first state champions for Chartiers, John Mullins and Bill DePaoli.
Mr. Simms had been a wrestling official for 35 years and was a 1995 inductee to the Washington Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
On August 28, 1940, married Myra McClure, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Thomas Simms of Houston and Kenneth Simms of Washington; three grandchildren, Kevin, Kelly and Mac Simms; a brother, Alfred Simms of Pittsburgh; and a sister, Clara Mitchell of Canonsburg.
Deceased are two sisters, Mary Slack and Eva Friesel; and five brothers, Thomas, Richard, John, George and Robert Simms.