- Date Of Birth: January 23, 1916
- Date Of Death: November 21, 2015
- State: Illinois
Dorothy Dale Reed Simmons, age 99, of Stockton, IL, died Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Lena Living Center, Lena, IL. She was born to William and Sylvia Stephens Reed in Warren, IL, on January 23, 1916.
She graduated from Warren High School and married Donald Rich Simmons on October 31, 1932. They lived together for 70 years in Stockton, where Donald operated an auto repair business with Earl Drane. Donald died in 2002. Dorothy worked for more than 30 years as a pharmacy assistant at Haffle Drug Store, later Woods Pharmacy.
Dorothy was an excellent golfer and enjoyed quilting, knitting, and needlework. After high school, she played basketball on a Warren team. She was a past officer in Stockton’s Eastern Star and a member of the Bona Fide Club. Dorothy was a long-term member of Stockton’s Unitarian Universalist Church where she served as treasurer and many other jobs. One of her favorite projects was Eastern Star’s 4th of July flag cookies.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Jolly (Jon Barry) Hokanson, and son, William Alfred (Susan); three grandchildren, Tukkar Hokanson, Matthew Simmons, and Rachel Simmons, and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Lyle; and three sisters, Bess Uhlig, Hazel Iseli, and Grace Fouke.
