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Cleta Marie Whitaker Simmons

Birth	:	17 Aug 1913 Rector, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
Death	:	26 Apr 2018 Rector, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
Burial	:	Woodland Heights Cemetery, Rector, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.2724991, -90.3039017
Description	:	Cleta Marie (Whitaker) Simmons, aged 104, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Rector Nursing and Rehab. Cleta was born August 17, 1913, in Rector, Arkansas. She was the daughter of John Reese and Pearl Cleveland (Hardin) Whitaker. Cleta was married to Auda Lee Simmons on September 15, 1946, in Portageville, Missouri. The couple settled in the Blue Cane community southeast of Rector where they were engaged in farming until their retirement. Cleta was a longtime member of the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Clay County Extension Homemakers Club, and... Read More	Cleta Marie (Whitaker) Simmons, aged 104, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Rector Nursing and Rehab. Cleta was born August 17, 1913, in Rector, Arkansas. She was the daughter of John Reese and Pearl Cleveland (Hardin) Whitaker. Cleta was married to Auda Lee Simmons on September 15, 1946, in Portageville, Missouri. The couple settled in the Blue Cane community southeast of Rector where they were engaged in farming until their retirement. Cleta was a longtime member of the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Clay County Extension Homemakers Club, and the Rector Woman’s Club. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and needlework. Cleta was preceded in death by her parents, Reese and Pearl Whitaker; her husband, Auda Simmons; her son, Ralph Edward Simmons; her daughter, Rose Marie (Simmons) Hayes; her infant son, Joseph Lee Simmons; one brother, Harlan Cecil Whitaker; and one sister, Earline Louise (Whitaker) Moore. She is survived by one son, Richard Simmons and his wife Shirley of Rector; daughter-in-law Rebecca Simmons of Rector; son-in-law Tommy Hayes of Franklin, Tennessee; nine grandchildren, Stephen and wife Jamie Simmons, David Simmons, Will Simmons, Bradley and wife Sarah Hayes, Ashley and husband Adam Birch, Jeremy and wife Leanne Hayes, Jody and wife Heather Simmons, John and wife Jen Simmons, and Cary Simmons; fourteen great-grandchildren, Sydney, Samuel, and Sophie Simmons, Anna Belle, Mason, and Landry Hayes, Grayson and Whitaker Birch, Jett and Beau Hayes, Ethan and Austin Simmons, and Connor and Vivienne Simmons. The family expresses heartfelt appreciation to Cleta’s longtime caregivers, Betty Lewis and Louise Faries, as well as a host of other caregivers and friends who positively touched Cleta’s life for so many years. Memorials may be made to Fifth and Pine Church of Christ, the Children’s Home of Paragould, or the Rector Helping Hands Foundation. Pallbearers will be Stephen Simmons, David Simmons, Will Simmons, Bradley Hayes, Adam Birch, Jeremy Hayes, Jody Simmons, John Simmons, and Cary Simmons. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday April 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ. Visitation will be held from 12:15 p.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be held at Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector.

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Cleta Marie Whitaker Simmons's memorial is located at: Woodland Heights Cemetery, Rector, Clay County, USA.
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Cleta Marie Whitaker Simmons death on 26 Apr 2018 in Rector, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
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Latitude: 36.2724991
Longitude: -90.3039017

Family Members:

Parent

John Reese Whitaker

(1885 - 1970)

Pearl Cleveland Hardin Whitaker

(1884 - 1966)

Spouse

Donald Clois Lorance

(1908 - 1936)

Auda Lee Simmons

(1914 - 1994)

Siblings

Earlene B. Whitaker Moore

(1908 - 1984)

Harlan Cecil Whitaker

(1911 - 1959)

Children

Joseph Lee Simmons

(1947 - 1947)

Ralph Edward Simmons

(1953 - 2002)

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Rector, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2724991, -90.3039017

2. Scatterville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.2813683, -90.3131104

3. Parks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.2737312, -90.3426285

6. Hillsboro Cemetery
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7. Blooming Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.3147011, -90.2913971

8. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.2543983, -90.3630981

9. Ebenezer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.2887383, -90.3643570

10. Shannon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.2982483, -90.3639374

11. Liberty Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.3280983, -90.3182983

12. Hargrave Parish Church
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Coordinate: 36.2590598, -90.2290688

13. Lone Grave
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Coordinate: 36.3358002, -90.3331070

14. Travillian Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3382988, -90.2842026

15. Purcell Cemetery
Rector, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2602997, -90.3910980

16. Leonard Cemetery
Leonard, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2164001, -90.2481003

17. Johnson Chapel Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3383900, -90.3572400

18. Salem Cemetery
Rector, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3208008, -90.3818970

19. Mitchell Cemetery
Greenway, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3352013, -90.2378464

20. Cudd Cemetery
Marmaduke, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2202988, -90.3955994

21. Winston Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3464012, -90.2382965

22. Harveys Chapel Cemetery
Marmaduke, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2131004, -90.3906021

23. Mars Hill Cemetery
Crockett, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3624992, -90.3275604

24. Underwood Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3656006, -90.2639008