Dorothy Ellen Simmons

Dorothy E. Cox Simmons, 72, of Cleveland, died Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie, with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Dorothy was born August 13, 1940 in Dayton, to parents; Edward, Jr. and Ruby E. Lee Cox, and has been a lifelong resident of the Cleveland-Dayton area. She was a graduate of the Dayton High School class of 1958 and Lee College, a former radiologist, and a former associate with Wal-Mart. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, and canning. Mrs. Simmons was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years: Lloyd W. Simmons, Sr., sons: Richard “Ricky” Fairley and Lloyd W. Simmons, Jr., father: Edward Cox, Jr., mother: Ruby E. Lee Cox, and brother: Clifford L. Cox. She is survived by her son: Clarence Smith of Forney, daughter: Rory Fairley of Dayton, brother: Richard E. Cox of Dayton, grandchildren: Amber Buras, Elizabeth Ross, Becky Smith, and Amanda Mesick, great-grandchildren: Phoebe Buras, Nicholann Ross, Aleana Ross, Trinity Ross, Chloe Hart, and Jordon Hart, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.