Obituary of Clella Margaret "Peggy" Simmons

Bedford – Clella Margaret “Peggy” Simmons, 91, of Bedford, died at 2:31 pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at I.U. Health Bedford Hospital. Born April 4, 1924, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Edgar Joseph and Dorothy (Fletcher) Stevens. She graduated from the Bedford High School with the class of 1943. She married Ray Simmons, Jr. on February 25, 1946 and he survives. She had worked at the Greystone Gift Shoppe in Bedford for many years. She was a homemaker and a volunteer at the Bedford Regional Medical Center for eighteen years. She was a life-time member of the First Baptist Church in Bedford. Survivors include her husband, Ray, of Bedford; three children, Steve Simmons and wife, Vicky, of Bedford; Pat Crane and husband, Lowell, of Mitchell, Mark Simmons and wife, Raeanna, of Columbus; six grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; one brother, Ed Stevens of Austin, TX; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Betty Lange. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Monday, February 8th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Dave Colgan and Rev. Lee Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Sunday, February 7th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.