Simon Cousins, 74, of Oakley, KS, died Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Logan County Hospital. He was born on November 29, 1947, in Colby, KS, to Harold and Velma (Dawson) Cousins, of Oakley KS. He graduated from Oakley High School in 1965. He married Ginger (Kinne) Cousins on March 5, 1970. Simon served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1969 and the U.S. Army Reserves from 1969 to 1973. He was a member of the Kansas Army National Guards from 1973 to 1997. He was a Veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was preceded in death by his father Harold Cousins, of Oakley, KS; brother Randy Cousins, of Branson, MO and niece Michelle Lynn Cole, of Broken Arrow, OK.
He is survived by his wife Ginger Cousins, of Oakley, KS; children, Marvin Cousins, of Oakley, KS, Wesley “Wes” Cousins, of Wichita, KS and William “Bill” and Wendy Cousins, of Hoxie, KS; mother Velma “Mae” Cousins, of Oakley KS; brother Richard Cousins, of Oakley KS; sisters Sheryl Cousins, of Snellville, GA, and Sandy and Gary Cole of Broken Arrow, OK; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be from 1-2:00 p.m. with the Funeral Service at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Baalmann Mortuary, in Oakley, KS. Interment will follow at the Oakley City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Finney County Human Society in Simon Cousins name in care of Farmer’s State Bank, 100 Center Ave, Oakley, KS, 67748. Online condolences at www.baalmannmortuary.com