Individual Details
Ruth Evelyn Kuykendall
(15 Nov 1941 - 12 Jun 2008)
Ruth Evelyn Kuykendall Simmons, 66, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker and a member of Christ United Methodist Church. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Sammy Simmons, her parents, Amelia and Theron Kuykendall, and a brother, William Kuykendall.
Funeral services will be Saturday, June 14, 2008, at 3 p.m. at Robinson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery.
Visitation is today, June 13, 2008, from 5-8 p.m. at Robinson Funeral Home.
Survivors include two sons: Woody Simmons (Pat) of West Point; Jeffery Simmons (Catherine), of Bryant, Ark.; daughter, Rhonda (Bradley) Simmons, of Starkville; five sisters: Helen McKee of Pheba; Mary Hart Holmes (Johnnie), of Long Beach, MS; Barbara Ann Fondren (Roy), of Ackerman; Mildred Jackson (Jerry),of Cumberland, MS; Ginny Fletcher, of Biloxi; six grandchildren: Will Owings; Amber Burns; Austin Burns; Ryan Simmons; Sarah Kate Simmons; Alyssa Burns.
Pallbearers will be Carl Middleton, Will Owings, David Jackson, Wade Miles, Danny Jackson, Paul Caskey, Curtis Simmons and Brent Miles.
Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Ed Miller and Dr. John Cox.
Memorials may be sent to Palestine Cemetery Fund, c/o Jim Murray, 18515 Highway 46, Pheba, Miss., 39755.
Robinson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
Obit from West Point, MS Daily Times Leader Saturday, 14 June 2008.
Ruth Evelyn Kuykendall Simmons, 66, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born Nov. 15, 1941, in Clay County. She was a homemaker and a member of Christ United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Robinson Funeral Home Chapel in West Point. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Woody Simmons (Pat) of West Point and Jeffrey Simmons (Catherine) of Bryant, Ark.; one daughter, Rhonda Simmons Burns (Bradley) of Starkville; five sisters, Helen McKee of Pheba, Mary Hart Holmes (Johnnie) of Long Beach, Barbara Ann Fondren (Roy) of Ackerman, Mildred Jackson (Jerry) of Cumberland and Ginny Fletcher of Biloxi; six grandchildren, Will Owings, Amber Burns, Austin Burns, Ryan Simmons, Sarah Kate Simmons and Alyssa Burns.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sammy Simmons in October of 2002; her parents, Amelia and Theron Kuykendall; and a brother, William Kuykendall.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Palestine Cemetery Fund, c/o Jim Murry, 18515 Hwy. 46, Pheba, MS 39755.
Obituary Appeared originally in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 6/13/2008.
Funeral services will be Saturday, June 14, 2008, at 3 p.m. at Robinson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery.
Visitation is today, June 13, 2008, from 5-8 p.m. at Robinson Funeral Home.
Survivors include two sons: Woody Simmons (Pat) of West Point; Jeffery Simmons (Catherine), of Bryant, Ark.; daughter, Rhonda (Bradley) Simmons, of Starkville; five sisters: Helen McKee of Pheba; Mary Hart Holmes (Johnnie), of Long Beach, MS; Barbara Ann Fondren (Roy), of Ackerman; Mildred Jackson (Jerry),of Cumberland, MS; Ginny Fletcher, of Biloxi; six grandchildren: Will Owings; Amber Burns; Austin Burns; Ryan Simmons; Sarah Kate Simmons; Alyssa Burns.
Pallbearers will be Carl Middleton, Will Owings, David Jackson, Wade Miles, Danny Jackson, Paul Caskey, Curtis Simmons and Brent Miles.
Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Ed Miller and Dr. John Cox.
Memorials may be sent to Palestine Cemetery Fund, c/o Jim Murray, 18515 Highway 46, Pheba, Miss., 39755.
Robinson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
Obit from West Point, MS Daily Times Leader Saturday, 14 June 2008.
Ruth Evelyn Kuykendall Simmons, 66, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born Nov. 15, 1941, in Clay County. She was a homemaker and a member of Christ United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Robinson Funeral Home Chapel in West Point. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Woody Simmons (Pat) of West Point and Jeffrey Simmons (Catherine) of Bryant, Ark.; one daughter, Rhonda Simmons Burns (Bradley) of Starkville; five sisters, Helen McKee of Pheba, Mary Hart Holmes (Johnnie) of Long Beach, Barbara Ann Fondren (Roy) of Ackerman, Mildred Jackson (Jerry) of Cumberland and Ginny Fletcher of Biloxi; six grandchildren, Will Owings, Amber Burns, Austin Burns, Ryan Simmons, Sarah Kate Simmons and Alyssa Burns.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sammy Simmons in October of 2002; her parents, Amelia and Theron Kuykendall; and a brother, William Kuykendall.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Palestine Cemetery Fund, c/o Jim Murry, 18515 Hwy. 46, Pheba, MS 39755.
Obituary Appeared originally in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 6/13/2008.
Events
| Birth | 15 Nov 1941 | Mississippi | |||
| Death | 12 Jun 2008 | Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi |  |  | |
| Burial | 14 Jun 2008 | Palestine Cemetery, Montpelier, Clay County, Mississippi | |
Families
| Spouse | Samuel Lynwood Simmons (1939 - 2002) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Theron Hart Kuykendall (1907 - 1968) |
| Mother | Martha Amelia Lyon (1905 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Helen Marie Kuykendall (1928 - 2018) |
| Sibling | Mary Hart Kuykendall (1933 - 2011) |
| Sibling | William Lyon "Kirk" Kuykendall (1935 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Barbara Ann Kuykendall (1937 - 2020) |
| Sibling | Mildred Lynn Kuykendall (1940 - 2016) |
| Sibling | Edith Virginia "Ginny" Kuykendall (1944 - 2020) |
Notes
Death
Ruth K SimmonsState: Mississippi
Last Place of Residence: Clay, Mississippi
Previous Residence Postal Code: 39773
Age: 67
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1941
Death Date: 12 Jun 2008
Endnotes
1. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGLH-KWL.
2. Find a Grave Memorial 27518173.