Services for Mrs. Julia Evelyn Oubre Simmons of Brookhaven are 11:00 am, Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Riverwood Family with visitation from 9:00 until the time of service, and burial at Riverwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Julia Evelyn Oubre Simmons, 94, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family August 16, 2023. She was born November 28, 1928, to the late Clarence and Holland Oubre in Magnolia Mississippi.

Mrs. Evelyn was a Charter Member of Brookway Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star.

She reared four children to whom she was devoted.

A Registered Nurse, she worked at Brook Manor Nursing Home for a short time and was co-owner of Gene’s Men’s Shop until her retirement.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Henry Gene Simmons, Sr.; her parents; and daughter, Cynthia Simmons Forrester.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Henry Gene Simmons, Jr. (Cris), Timothy Jack Simmons (Irene) and Angie Simmons McCardle (John). She is also survived by her seven grandchildren, Chad Simmons (Tammy), Blaine Hamilton (Casey), Emily Edmonds (Brian), Blake Simmons (Erica), Marci Watters (John), Michaelanne Barton (Brett), and John Rhodes Farham (Jenny) along with 20 great grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by her honorary daughter, Cindy Bowman Townsend; her Nurse Cat (Mama Cat), who never left her side, and her loving and devoted sitters, Gail Steckler, Irma Andrews, Pat Newman and Tena Riguard.

She will be dearly missed by all her family, friends and all that loved her.

Memorial can be made to the B.A.R.L.  

P.O. Box 3477, Brookhaven, MS  39603

Condolences and other information are available online at www.riverwoodfamily.com.