Mrs. Mabel Cantrell Simmons Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Mabel Cantrell Simmons, 86, passed away on October 7, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Mrs. Mabel was born June 10, 1928, in Clay County, the daughter of the late Theopolis Taylor and Alma Reese Cantrell. She was a retired Telephone Operator with Southern Bell. She was also a switchboard operator at Bryan Foods. She was a member of the Columbus Chapter #53 Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of Siloam United Methodist Church. She married Walter F. "Crow" Simmons on September 25, 1948, in West Point and they were married for 66 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Brother: Charles Reginald Cantrell and by Six Sisters: Mary Catheryn Cantrell, Irene Landin, Ruby Converse, Edith Jordan, Dorothy Favero, and Sara Ann Kollman. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 11, 2014, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Charlie Simmons officiating, and assisted by Reverend Bob Whiteside and Reverend Raleigh Richter. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery near Montpelier. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Husband: Walter "Crow" Simmons of West Point; One Daughter, Ann Simmons Dawson (Jesse) of Starkville; Two Sons, Reverend Charlie Simmons (Frances) of Sardis and George Simmons (Judy) of West Point; Seven Grandchildren and Seventeen Great Grandchildren; and Survived by Numerous Neices and Nephews. Pallbearers will be Her Grandsons: Jason Robertson, Taylor Dawson, Walt Simmons, Mike Fretz, Eric Dawson, and Charlie Dawson. Honorary Pallbearers will be All of her Friends and Neighbors, and her Siloam United Methodist Church Family. Memorials may be made to Palestine Cemetery Care Fund, C/O Mrs. Roxie Brock, 9675 Joe Stevens Road, Cedar Bluff, MS 39741. Visitation will be Friday 5:00-8:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home.

Mrs. Mabel Cantrell Simmons

June 10, 1928 - October 7, 2014