Obituary of Derek Simoneaux

Services for Derek N. Simoneaux, 25, Tyler are scheduled for 3:00 pm, Friday, January 27 at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup with the Reverend Kenneth Antley officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup. Mr. Simoneaux died Monday, January 23, 2012, near Whitehouse. He was born April 7, 1986, in Lufkin.  He attended Chapel Hill High School and was an auto mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Maricela Simoneaux, Tyler; two sons, Claudio Hinojosa and Zyeland Simoneaux both of Tyler; two daughters, Ryilee Loraine Simoneaux and Shane Skylar Simoneaux both of Tyler; mother, Carolyn Simoneaux, New Chapel Hill; father, David Simoneaux, Tyler; additional parents, Don and Melissa Rodgers, Tyler; brothers, Michael Brandon Simoneaux, Tyler, David Wayne Linberg, Dallas, Jonathan Christopher Rodgers, New Chapel Hill and Daniel Rodgers, Tyler; sister, Sarah Graham, New Chapel Hill; grandparents, Jo 'G-Maw' Lavender, Tyler and Nolan and Lou Simoneaux, Raceland, Louisiana; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Rocembert and Laura Hinojosa, Corpus Christi; brother-in-law, Rocemberto Hinojosa, II, Corpus Christi; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives and friends.  Pallbearers will be Claudio Hinojosa, Brandon Simoneaux, David Linberg, Tommy Martin, Jonathan Rodgers, Daniel Rodgers, Matthew Graham, Ivan Hinojosa and William Wray. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm Thursday, January 26.