A graveside service for Rhonda Gale Simmons will be held on Friday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m., at Emory City Cemetery.
Mrs. Simmons, 68, died on March 7, 2025. She was born on May 4, 1956, in Dallas, to Melvin and Maxine Foster (Gaby). She spent her life in Rains County.
She met and married Roy Simmons and they spent 42 beautiful years together. She became a nurse in 1983 and was known for pouring her heart into her profession, working in home health. She was an enthusiastic cook and delighted in preparing meals for family and friends. She also cherished her time outdoors, particularly during deer season which became one of her favorite annual traditions.
She is survived by her husband, Roy Simmons; mother, Maxine Foster; children, Chad Simmons, and Kimber and David Combs; grandchildren, C.J. Simmons, Cortni Simmons, Chelsie and Michael Stafford, Dawayne and Chloe Arbour, Emelyn Dulude, Sadie Dulude, Kendall Combs, and Braeley Combs; great-great-grandchildren, Luke Spence, Audrey Spence, Hopelynn Lee, Nova Lee Arbour, and Michael Arbour; and sister, Susan Foster.
Rhonda was preceded in death by her father, Melvin Foster; brother, Michael Foster; nephews, Derek and Jarrod Tanton; and niece, Lacy Hill.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 13, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Wilson Orwosky Chapel in Emory.