Obituary of Virginia Moody Simmons

Virginia Moody Simmons, age 91, of Highway 105 By-Pass, Boone, passed away Friday afternoon, July 3, 2015, at Watauga Medical Center. Born March 5, 1924 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Willie and Beuna Trivett Moody. Virginia was a member of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church and retired from the housekeeping department at Appalachian State University. Mrs. Simmons is survived by two son, Jim Simmons and wife, Glenda, of Vilas, and George Simmons of Butler, Tenn.; daughter, Joyce Moore of Morganton; two grandsons, William Simmons and wife, Allison, of Charlotte, and Allen Simmons and wife, Kathy, of Vilas; one granddaughter, Colleen Cornette and husband, Michael, and one great-granddaughter, Katie Rose Cornette, all of Sherrills Ford; and two sisters, Viola Greene of Durham, and Irene Greer, of Boone. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stewart Henry Simmons; four sisters, Margaret Harmon, Inez Loudermelt, Verlee Parlier, and Daisy Helen Moody; one brother, Dwight Moody; and her parents. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon, July 6th, 2015, at 3 oclock, at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Chapel, officiated by Pastor Wynn Greer and Rev. Melvin Hodges. The family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 1:30 until 3 oclock, prior to services, at Austin & Barnes. Graveside services will follow at the Danner Cemetery. At other times, the family will be at the home of Jim and Glenda Simmons, 156 Drift Lane, Vilas, NC 28692. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Danner Cemetery Fund, in care of David Hodges, 1075 Laurel Fork Road, Vilas, NC 28692. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff of the Blowing Rock Extended Care Facility, especially Lorene Miller, and the staff of Watauga Medical Center. Online condolences may be shared at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Simmons family.