Doris E. Simmons' Obituary
Funeral services for Doris E. Simmons, 75, of Rosepine, LA, will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 2:00 PM, Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder, LA. Officiating will be Rev. Roy Housier. Burial will follow in Lewis Cemetery, DeRidder, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder. Doris passed from this life on Saturday, September 8, 2012, at her residence.
Visitation will begin on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home and on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 9:00 AM until the time of the service.
Mrs. Simmons was born on February 24, 1937, to Clara Wyatt Dowden and Robert Edward Dowden in Coldwater, LA. She lived most of her life in Rosepine, LA and she was a cook at Rosepine High School cafeteria for 14 years.
Survivors include her husband of 32 years, George W. Simmons of Rosepine, LA; son, Billy E. Berry and wife Joyce of Leesville, LA; step-son, Earl Wayne Simmons and wife Linda of Rosepine, LA; daughters, Paula Pickering and husband Frank of DeRidder, LA, Debbie Beebe and husband David of Cabot, AK, Lulu Kubena and husband Gerard of El Campo, TX, Sue Maxwell and husband Bill of Livingston, TX and Carla Helton and husband Gordon of Enterprise, AL; brothers, Charles Dowden and Jerrell Dowden, both of Edgefield, SC; sister, Betty Watson of Oreta, LA;
13 grandchildren and 21 great, great grandchildren.
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