Patricia Simmons

Patricia Ann Simmons, age 83, of Arbovale, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Buckeye.

Born October 5, 1932, in Elkins, she was a daughter of the late Troy C. and Hazel Stalnaker Johnson.

Patricia was of the Methodist faith and was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Gum; and a granddaughter, Krista Erin Ryder.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, James “Jim” Simmons; four daughters, Pamela Ann Ryder, and husband, Richard, of Beckley, Sheila Sparks, and husband, Willie, of Morgantown, Emma Colvin, and husband, Donnie, of Staun-ton, Virginia, and Doreen Cornwell, and husband, Robert, of Remington, Virginia; a sister, Rachel Blahut, and husband, Richard, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; a brother, Kemp Johnson, and wife, Clara, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Graveside service will be held Sunday, June 12, 2 p.m. at the Arbovale Cemetery with Rev. David Rittenhouse officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Online condolences may be made at www.Lantzfuneralhome.com