Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....SIMON, PATRICIA REEMS  June 28, 2017
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News Star World - June 30, 2017
PATRICIA REEMS SIMON

Funeral services for Patricia Reems Simon, 68, of Winnsboro, LA , a community 
education coordinator with The Wellspring will be 11 am Saturday July 1, 2017 
at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Winnsboro. Visitation will be 5-8 PM Friday at the 
the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Gill
Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro.

Patricia will forever be remembered for her sweet and ready smile, her spunky pe
personality, her southern charm and grace, and her ability to make life fun.

She devoted her life and career to be in service of others , spending over 30 
years at Louisiana Department of Family Services and Health and Hospitals, 
before ending up at The Wellspring in a community outreach position that she 
felt was perfectly suited for her. She felt at home at The Wellspring with her 
co-workers and the law enforcement officers she was privileged to meet and tr
travel with throughout the country.

Patricia grew up, and fondly remembered her childhood at Temple Baptist Church 
before moving to the Oak Grove Baptist Church community nearly 50 years ago. 
She was an active member in the community and church serving in many capacities 
from youth Sunday school teacher to decorating and events-though she will be rememb
remembered for playing the piano there and making beautiful music for the Lord for
th
for the past 40 years.

Patricia did not ever meet a stranger, and because of that, her friendships are
many
many. She loved her church family, her friends at Harvey's, the ladies of the Unit
United Methodist Women's group, her south Texas friends, and her high school girl
girlfriends. She knew how blessed she was to have so many people to call
call 'friend'.

She loved deeply, laughed easily, enjoyed life fully, and forgave often. She le
left a little sparkle wherever she went.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-love, Leslie Simon Cox and Aaron, of 
Mertzon, TX; her grandson, Hunter Futch and his girlfriend, Jessie Spillers, 
both of Ruston, LA; brother Billy Reems and wife Holly of Humble, TX; brother 
Bobby Reems of Tyler, TX; sister-in-law and dearest friend, Dena Simon LaBorde 
and husband Bobby of Winnsboro, LA; nephew, Brandon LaBorde of Denton, TX; and a 
a host of very special friends and family.

She is preceded in death by her son, Frank Bernard Simon, Jr.; her parents, 
Willie Reems and Masel Newton Reems Graham; step-father, Riley Graham, Sr.; in-laws,
Monroe and 
laws, Monroe and Lessie Simon; brother in-law, Jerry Simon; and her best 
friend, Carolyn 'Louise' Pailette.

Pallbearers will be Wink Allison, Blake McManus, David Newton, Jeremy Purvis, 
Brian Shoemaker, Harvey Sweet

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