Mrs. Lillian Mae (Elliott) Simonds, age 88, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at her residence at Morningside.
Celebration of Life services are scheduled for 3:00 pm Friday, June 12, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. Graveside services were held Saturday, June 6, 2015 in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, VA.
Mrs. Simonds was born August 16, 1926 in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of the late Clarence Edward Elliott and Edna Mae (Reddeck) Elliott. She was married to Oswald (Ozzie) Ruffin Simonds. She spent most of her life in Norfolk, moving to Gainesville to be closer to family for the past ten years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville and was also a longtime member, Deacon and Elder of Lafayette Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, VA. She was retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her brother, Marvin Coker.
Mrs. Simonds is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Michael Hulsey of Gainesville, GA; granddaughter and husband, Amy and John Kincaid of Greensboro, NC; grandson, Sam Hulsey of Gainesville, GA; great-granddaughters, Emma Kincaid, Ellie Kincaid, and Mary Lynn Hulsey.
The family would like to take this opportunity to express their gratitude to the staff for their compassionate care given to Mrs. Simonds by Morningside Assisted Living and Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville 800 South Enota Drive Gainesville, GA 30501.
Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel 989 Riverside Drive Gainesville, GA 30501. 770-297-6200 or for those who desire online condolences at
www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.
