The Celebration of Life for Ms. Evelyn Simmons, 80, of Orange will be Saturday, Feb., 13, at 11:00 a.m. at Sparrow Funeral Home. Rites of Christian Burial will follow in Hollywood Community Cemetery Annex under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home.

She died Feb. 4, at Clairmont Nursing Home in Beaumont.

A native of Dallas, she moved to Orange in 1969. During working years she was employed by the former Holiday Inn.

Survivors include one son, Donald Banks of Orange; two daughters, Tricia Williams of Orange and Natalie Nelson of Beaumont; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

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