The following is an obituary from the Douglas Funeral Home:
SIMMONS, Barbara (Garfield) Of Lexington, October 24, 2013.
Beloved wife for 66 years of William B. Simmons. Mother of William B. Simmons Jr. and his wife Debra of Waltham, Nancy Simmons Dias and her husband Charles Cabana of Ludlow & Robert G. Simmons and his wife Karen of Billerica. Sister of the late Jean Roberts and Beverly Billings. Barbara is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Store manager of Grover Cro-nin's of Waltham.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 16 at Hancock United Church of Christ, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington at 1:00pm. Relatives & friends are kindly invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Lexington Food Pantry, P.O. Box 635, Lexington, MA 02420.
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