Edith Simmons

July 12, 1932 - May 3, 2019

Edith Leona Simmons, 86, of Vandalia, IL passed away on Friday, May 03, 2019 at her home at Brookstone Estates in Vandalia. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00PM, Thursday, May 09, 2019 at Bethel Baptist Church, Vandalia with Dr. Ben Foxworth officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Green Hill Cemetery, Van Burensburg. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 PM (noon) - 1:00PM, Thursday, at the church. Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church. Edith Leona Simmons was born on July 12, 1932 in Vandalia, IL, the daughter of the late Henry and Beulah (Caudry) Campbell. She married Floyd H. Simmons and together, they raised three children; he preceded in death on February 10, 1992. Edith was a homemaker and also worked at Majestic Drapery in Vandalia. She enjoyed knitting and sewing. Edith was a very devoted and faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Ronald Simmons of Vandalia; daughter, Sandra Simmons of Mobile, AL; son-in-law, Robert Hellman and wife Tammy of Vandalia; grandchildren, Derek Hellman, Ryan Hellman, Steve Simmons, Alan Paulding, and Trevor Simmons; one great granddaughter; brothers, Malcolm Campbell and Vern Lanham. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Charlotte Hellman; and siblings, Dorothy Frey, Kenneth Campbell, Vera Hendrix, Ramona Lanham, and Wesley Lanham.