Betty Freeman Simmons Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Betty Freeman Simmons of Rome, Georgia, who passed away on March 20, 2026, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert B. Freeman and Annie Julia Shelton Freeman; her husband Norman William Simmons; and her siblings, Calvin Freeman, Inez Proctor, Mae Maner, Lois White, Willie Rose Jones, Myrtle Highfield and Dolph Freeman.

She is survived by: her children, Linda Cawa (Salvador), Sherry White (Jerome) and Jerry Simmons (Karen); her grandchildren, Tammy Whitson (Darryl), Sam Cawa (Maureen), Angie Cawa (Michael), Jeremy White (Erika), Ben White, Tori Simmons and Aspen Harper (Ian); her great grandchildren, Whitman Groves (Anne), Reese Schiff (Shelby), Ashley Cawa, Alex Groves (Summer), Lindsay Macek (Josh), Dean White and Analeigh White; her great great grandchildren, Giddeon Schiff, Mila Schiff, Cain Williams, Maverick Harper, Parker Macek, Meiomi Harper and Daisy Schiff; and her sister Rachel Cabatit. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.