Velma Elizabeth Smith Simmons

Mrs. Velma E. Jones Smith Simmons, 101, of Mount Airy passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Hopewell Virginia on April 22, 1918 to the late Hilary and Samantha Johnson Jones Mrs. Simmons was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. She retired from Renfro the Barber Plant, and a faithful member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Judy Smith Dearborn and Edward; a son and daughter-in-law, Ralph Smith and Sonya; a step-daughter and spouse, Nancy and Fred Anderson; granddaughter, Robin Dearborn Combs; Grandsons, Steven and Judy Dearborn, and Mark Smith; great grandson, Cody Smith; great-grand daughters, Priscilla Dearborn and Allison Combs; great-great grandsons, Talon Dearborn, and Tyson Galloway; step-grandson, Chris and Dorothy Anderson, Matt and Sue Anderson, Patrick Fowler; step-great granddaughter, Deana Fowler; step greatgrandchildren; Ashley and Matt Johnson, Nathan and Andi Goad, Wyatt, Spencer, Gigi, Zach, Cassidy, and Emily Anderson; step great great grandson, Jeremiah Goad. In addition to her parents Mrs. Simmons was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy L. Smith; her second husband, Ballard Simmons; sisters and brothers-in-law, Zadia and Clinton Smith, Josie and Ed Edwards; brother and sisters-in-law, Virgil and Myrtle Jones, George and Juanita Jones, and Bruce and Norma Jones. A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Mount Carmel Baptist Church.