the Green Bay Packers. She also had an interest in her family genealogy. Her real joy in life was spending time with her family and friends.
Her family includes her three children, Doug Rexroth, Thomas Wales and Amanda Wales all of Oskaloosa; a grandson, DC Rexroth of Oskaloosa; her father, Donald William Simmons of Oskaloosa; two brothers, William Edward (Tracy) Simmons of Union, Missouri and Kenneth Wayne Simmons of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and a sister, Linda (Gary) Rupprecht of Fremont. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews as well as many great nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Simmons; her grandparents and a sister, Patricia Simmons.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in New Sharon with Pastor Shane Farum officiating. Burial will be held in the Westfield Cemetery in Grinnell. The Bates Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will begin Monday, January 14, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.at the Bates Funeral Chapel with the family present from 4-7 Monday evening to greet friends and relatives. Memorials may be given to the family.
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