Kelpia Hess Simmons Obituary
We are sad to announce that on July 31, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Kelpia Hess Simmons of Grundy, Virginia. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Kelpia Hess Simmons to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Alden Hess and Allie Stiltner Hess; her husband Joseph Benjamin Simmons; her son Earl Roger Simmons; her siblings, Inez Ramey, Judy Ann Stiltner, Geneva Singleton, Dallas "Sam" Hess, Ervin Hess and Finus Hess; and her granddaughter Phyllis Lynn.
She is survived by: her children, Karen Lee Burks (Donald) of Indian Trial, NC, Joseph Terry Simmons of Grundy, VA and Steven Douglas Simmons (Cheryl Kramer) of Myrtle Beach, SC; her siblings, Geraldina Blazine of Lorain, OH and Leonard Alden Hess of Christmas, FL.; and her grandchildren, Kimberly, Angela, Benjamin and Christopher. She is also survived by several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.