Mrs. Carolyn Joyce Simmons

July 31, 1947 - January 11, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Joyce Simmons, 72, of Huntington, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, in the chapel at Crawford A. Crim Funeral Home with Pastor David Gatlin officiating. Interment will follow at New Salem Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, January 13, at Carroway Funeral Home in Huntington and then on Tuesday, January 14, from 6-8 p.m. at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson. Mrs. Simmons was born July 31, 1947 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Virgie (Singleton) and Riley M. Reynolds, and died Saturday, January 11, 2020 in a local hospital. She had resided in Huntington for 41 years and was a cashier at Boots Hardware for 17 years. She loved baking with her grandchildren and enjoyed playing games, including cards and Yahtzee. Mrs. Simmons was a member of First Ora Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and seven brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Mike Simmons of Huntington; children and spouses, Bettie and Bo Dennis, Kenneth and Dannielle Simmons, all of Huntington, Jennifer Reynolds of Lufkin, Kathy and C.H. McClure of Galveston, and Mary and Dennis Sellers of Hudson; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Perry and Rita Reynolds of Channelview, and Virgil Ray and Kim Reynolds of Lufkin; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Reynolds, Steven Reynolds, Wayne Reynolds, Zachary Dennis, Justin McClelland, Ordrey McClelland, and Ray Reynolds. Honorary pallbearers will be Boo McCarty and Jimmy McClelland. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.