Obit of Simmons, Elizabeth - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    17 Feb 2008
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Simmons, Elizabeth

SIMMONS, Elizabeth "Betty", Elizabeth Anne was born in Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania, the only child of Anna Mary and Jacob Landis Denlinger. 
After graduation from McCaskey High School, Betty spent a short time 
during the War employed at the Rome Army Depot in New York. Upon 
returning to PA, Betty met and married Robert Myers Simmons of 
Marietta, PA. Bob remained her true and beloved husband for nearly 60 
years until his passing April 4, 2004. Betty and Bob raised their 
children, Jim and Barbara in Hummelstown, PA. Bob's position at 
Olmstead Air Force Base, Middletown, PA provided the family with the 
opportunity to relocate to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa in the late 
1960's. At that time military activity in South East Asia resulted in 
major casualties being air lifted to Camp Kue Army Hospital in 
Okinawa. Betty became active in American Red Cross volunteer services 
helping the soldiers hospitalized at that facility. She devoted much 
of her time, her self, and her heart to those young men. During their 
stay in Okinawa, Betty and Bob began their long association with the 
Order of the Eastern Star and Masonic Lodge. After a few years in 
Okinawa they returned to Tinker Air Force Base, OK where Bob retired. 
In 1975 they began their life in the Arizona desert at Diamond Bell 
Ranch moving to Tucson in 1981. Betty and Bob both will always be 
loved and remembered for their committment to the Square and Compass 
Children's Clinic where Betty started the volunteer program. Betty's 
life in Tucson was filled with travel adventures, lasting 
friendships, and involvement with the Order of the Eastern Star 
Mariposa Chapter 31/Desert Star Chapter 54 and the Daughters of the 
Nile Olana Chapter. She also supported Bob with his Masonic activites 
and High Twelve. As members of the Rincon Congreational Church, Betty 
and Bob devoted much of their time to church activities. To all of 
you who traveled with us on this long, difficult journey, to all of 
you who loved and cared for our mother during this journey: may we 
all find peace, love, and happiness knowing that mother at last has 
found a place to rest at the end of this journey while she awaits the 
beginning of a much easier, pain-free journey reunited with our dad. 
A memorial service and celebration of mother's life will be held 
Saturday, May 5th at 11:00 a.m., at the Marion McDaniel Lodge, 3939 
E. Mabel St. located two blocks north of Speedway, one block east off 
Alvernon. In lieu of flowers please donate to the charity of your 
choice, volunteer your time to help someone, or perform a random act 
of kindness.

Published in the Tucson on 4/29/2007.
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