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Dealer Retires After 90 Years Pumping Gas
Simmons, who left service station work last fall, was honored by Standard Oil officials for 42 years of service with the company. He began at 19 in 1923, helped at three Decatur stations, took over Bank Street in 1937, leased from Standard Oil in 1937, and left the station in 1964 after a heart attack. He now works six days a week at Wiley Sales and enjoys fishing and time with grandchildren.
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Standard Oil Company
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