Obituaries 2 April 2010

Dorothy F. Simmons

By
-
Dorothy F. Simmons
Dorothy F. Simmons, 94, formerly of the Highland County area, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Otterbein Retirement Living Communities in Cridersville, Ohio.  
She was born November 1, 1915, in Leesburg, a daughter of the late Russell A. and Eva (Bryant) Fouch.  
She was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the choir. She was also a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Women, of which she served in all offices as well as a board member. She served for 35 years on the Fairfield East Board of Elections and as a chairman of the Fairfield East and Leesburg American Cancer Society. She also served on the Highland County Selective Service Board for many years.  
She is survived by two daughters, Charlotte L. Muzleski of Lima and Sharon S. Johnson of Hoschton, Ga.; two sons, Howard A. Simmons of Valparaiso, Fla. and Richard A. Simmons of Grove City; six granddaughters, five grandsons and 14 great-grandchildren.  
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Howard A. Simmons, who passed away October 11, 1992; and two brothers, Daryl Fouch and Leo “Pete” Fouch.  
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, April 5 at the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Knauff will officiate. Burial will follow in the White Oak Grove Cemetery. There will be no visitation. 
Memorials may be made to the Leesburg United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 333, Leesburg, Ohio 45135.
Dorothy F. Simmons, 94, formerly of the Highland County area, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Otterbein Retirement Living Communities in Cridersville, Ohio.  
She was born November 1, 1915, in Leesburg, a daughter of the late Russell A. and Eva (Bryant) Fouch.  
She was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the choir. She was also a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Women, of which she served in all offices as well as a board member. She served for 35 years on the Fairfield East Board of Elections and as a chairman of the Fairfield East and Leesburg American Cancer Society. She also served on the Highland County Selective Service Board for many years.  
She is survived by two daughters, Charlotte L. Muzleski of Lima and Sharon S. Johnson of Hoschton, Ga.; two sons, Howard A. Simmons of Valparaiso, Fla. and Richard A. Simmons of Grove City; six granddaughters, five grandsons and 14 great-grandchildren.  
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Howard A. Simmons, who passed away October 11, 1992; and two brothers, Daryl Fouch and Leo “Pete” Fouch.  
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, April 5 at the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Knauff will officiate. Burial will follow in the White Oak Grove Cemetery. There will be no visitation. 
Memorials may be made to the Leesburg United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 333, Leesburg, Ohio 45135.
[[In-content Ad]]

Add new comment

This is not for publication.
This is not for publication.
About text formats

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
Article comments are not posted immediately to the Web site. Each submission must be approved by the Web site editor, who may edit content for appropriateness. There may be a delay of 24-48 hours for any submission while the web site editor reviews and approves it. Note: All information on this form is required. Your telephone number and email address is for our use only, and will not be attached to your comment.
CAPTCHA This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.