We are sad to announce that on January 13, 2023, at the age of 87, Shirley Simmons of Natchitoches, Louisiana, born in Grenada, Mississippi passed away. 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, John Crawford Jackson, Sr. and Nellar Mae Wilson Jackson; her husband Charles Grady Simmons, Sr.; her daughters, Patricia Grammer and Gail Pittman; her sister Sandra Armetta; and her stepfather Billy Leach.

She is survived by : her children, Beverly McCormick (Brad) of Chelsea, AL and Charles Simmons, Jr. (Patti) of Desloge, MO; her brother John Crawford Jackson, Jr. (Kayte) of Ripon, California; her grandchildren, Brooke Simmons, Julia Richardson, Dustin Grammer, Lacy Carraway, Kary Katharine McDonald, Grady Casey, Jessica Gibson and Vanessa Short; and her great grandchild Brynleigh Richardson.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service