OBIT-Goldie A. Simons

ALTON – Goldie A. Simons, 86, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014.

She was born on July 30, 1928 in Groveland, FL. She was a Medical Missionary to Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley for over 47 years.

Survivors include her daughters, Goldie Simons-Ruiz and Geoyce Simons of Alton; brother, Adelbert Gaskins of Apopka, Fl.; sisters, Verna Hallford of Apopka, Fl. and Rachel Collins of Angleton; and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 1 to 9 p.m. with 7 p.m. prayer service at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.