Jean Carolyn Anderson Simmons, 93, passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray.
Born Aug. 1, 1930, in Mayfield, she was the daughter of Lewis Anderson and Beatrice Gordon Anderson.
She retired from several local businesses including Murray Loan Company and The Showcase. She enjoyed gardening, canning, and playing cards and was a member of Glendale Road Church of Christ and past officer of the Sigma Department of the Murray Woman’s Club.
She is survived by her daughter, Debbie McConnachie of Murray; son, Steve Simmons of Bowling Green; grandchildren, Cathy Williams of Orlando, FL, Stephanie Ernsting (Matthew) of Franklin, TN, Brad Simmons (Josh Adair) of Murray; and great-grandchildren, Alexander and William Ernsting.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie Simmons, to whom she was married on Jan. 24, 1948, in Corinth, MS; five sisters, Lou Ella Shelby, St. L. Kotlar, Bruton Wood, Geraldine Anderson, and Elwanda Cox; two brothers, Cecil Anderson and Lewis Anderson Jr.; granddaughter, Kellie Williams; daughter-in-law, Patricia Faulker-Simmons; and son-in-law, John McConnachie.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House via The Foundation at MCCH, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, KY 42071; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or Glendale Road Church of Christ, 1101 Glendale Road, Murray, KY 42071.
Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home & Cremation Services has been entrusted with her care. There will be a graveside service at Murray City Cemetery at a later date.