Carol Raby Simmons
February 10, 1944 ~ August 1, 2004
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Carol Raby Simmons, 60, of 571 Olivette Road, Asheville, died Sunday, August 1, 2004, at her home.
Mrs. Simmons, born in Knoxville, TN, was the daughter of Vera Burnette Davis of Waynesville and the late Ore Lee Raby. She worked as an assistant manager of K-Mart.
In addition to her mother, family includes her husband of 39 years, Gene Simmons; two children, Bobby Simmons and his wife Tammy of Asheville and Robin Simmons Walden and her husband Chris of Mocksville, NC; two grandchildren, Cassidy and C.J. Walden and one brother, Jim Carter and his wife, Judy of Knoxville, TN.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 4 at 11:00 AM at Freedom Baptist Church with interment to follow at the Western Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Black Mountain. The Reverends Milton Hollifield Sr, R.L. Lance and Everette Haney will officiate. Ken Weatherman, Bryan Weatherman, James Leeper, Bill Metcalf, Christopher Robinson and Howard Burnette will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 7:00-8:30 PM on Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
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We were all sorry to hear about the passing of Carol. She was a good woman who loved and supported her family. We know she will be missed, but she has gone home now to be with the Lord and we hope you can find peace in knowing her pain and suffering has ended and she is watching over all her loved ones and waiting for the day you will all be together again.
You are all in our thoughts and prayers,
The Rothfeldt & Mitchell Families
Uncle Gene, Bobby and Robin,
Its hard to understand why people are taken from us, but find comfort in knowing that all of you were a special part of such a well-lived life and that Aunt Carol is in a place that is unimaginable, she is with God. May happy memories carry you through this sorrowful time. Take heart. Time will soften the edges and ease your burden. Our heart aches for you. We are sorry for your loss. We will see you at the funeral on Wednesday.
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with you.
Ann, Jeff, Lauren, Hope and Joshua Bullerdick
truly sorry for your loss, may GOD give you peace. charlie & lynda webb
Mr. Simmons,
I am so sorry for your loss. I know that in the short time we talked you were very diligent in trying to provide the best possible care for your wife. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. God bless you.
Gene and Family,
I would like to express my deepest sympathy to all of you. Carol was a beautiful person. May God’s hand of mercy comfort you during your time of sorrow.
To Gene and family,
I am very sorry to hear of your loss.
Carol was a wonderful lady and I was glad to have known her. May God bless you during this time.
Vivian Martin
I am sorry to hear about your wife. Gene I hope you the best.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Tim & Rachel
You are in my prayers always. God loves you and will strengthen you daily.
Our sincere sympathy to the family. We worked with Carol at Kmart. She was truly a wonderful person. Sincerely, Richard and Marcella Wilson
Sorry for your loss, you are in my prayers.
Gene,
I am sorry to hear about Carol.
I still can remember the first
time that I met her at Kmart. What
a wonderful person.
I know how much you Loved her from
the many talks that we have had about her.
Gene if there is anything that I can do you know all you have to do is ask.
I know that carol is in heaven now
with a new body and no more pain.
Keep up the faith knowing that one day you will be with her again.
Come see me when you can.
God bless you both.
Lonnie down at Cummings
Gene, Bobby, and Robin…I am so sorry to hear of Carols passing. It has been a rough time for all of you, I know. I’m sorry I haven’t been around to help and support as I did after the surgery. We have moved to Hendersonville, and don’t get up that way often. You have all been in our thoughts and prayers continuously though. At least now Carol is with our Lord…a place where we will see her again, in her new perfect body with no flaws or pain, or grief. We love you all and pray Gods strength and uplifting to you at this difficult time.
Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
We will all miss Carol. She was a sweet person. I enjoyed doing her hair on Sat. I am very glad that I was able to do such a small thing for Carol. I remembered when I would tell her to keep Gene straight as I would leave. She would smile and agree with me when I said that was a hard job to do.
Remember Gene, you will see her again and she isn’t hurting anymore. She is walking the streets of gold and rejoicing in her new body. We love you and our prayers are with you. Diane and Dale Snyder and family
I am very sorry to hear of Carol’s passing. I worked some with her at K-mart and knew her to be a very fine and hard-working woman that loved all her family very much.Please remember the same Father that came for her, is the same One that will carry you through all the days ahead and will never leave you.Love and Prayers,Pat R.Buckner
Gene,Bobby,Robin—We can’t think of anything to say to ease your pain other than trust the Lord. We can say something about Carol cause we knew and loved her to. She was a very special person. She loved her husband and children with a love and devotion that seems harder to find these days. She was always thinking of others,buying for them and giving of herself to them. She was our wonderful friend and sister in the Lord and boy did she love the Lord. We have known her for more than thirty years and we can’t remember a curse word,a dirty joke or harmful words toward anyone. She set a good example to follow. Although Gene and I have accused her and Wanda of cheating several times at our card games,I truely can’t remember them ever doing that. How she and Wanda loved to beat us. We will miss that. The Lord blessed us with many memorable moments and experiences together which we would not take nothing for and nothing can take those away,and if we know Carol she is already there in Heaven making preperations and fixing things up so when we get there we will receive a Heavenly Blessing that will be forver experienced along with all the others that are there waiting for us.–God Bless —Wanda and Ken——
Iam really sorry to hear about Carol. I really didn’t know her but my mom did her hair. But Gene and family i will have you in my prayers. If you need anything you know how to get intouch with us. We Love You! Crystal MAltry And family
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
GENE, BOBBY, TAMMY, ROBIN, CHRIS. THERE ARE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS OUR SORRY FOR YOU BUT OUR JOY AT CAROL HAVING A NEW BODY AND WALKING THE STREETS OF GOLD. WE HAVE 1 MORE REASON TO GO TO HEAVEN FOR THAN WE HAD SAT. THROUGH ALL HER SUFFERING WE NEVER SAW CAROL COMPLAIN. SHE WAS ALWAYS SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERY DEED AND VISIT. WE ARE ONLY SORRY THAT WE DID NOT GET TO KNOW HER WELL BEFORE HER ILLNESS. WE LOVE ALL OF YOU AND ARE HERE FOR YOU ANYTIME YOU NEED US. WE CAN NEVER FILL THE VOID IN YOU’RE HEARTS BUT WE WANT TO HELP YOU ANYWAY WE CAN. YOU ARE IN OUR PRAYERS AND THE GREAT COMFORTER HAS HIS ARMS AROUND ALL OF YOU.
Gene & Family
We hated to hear about Carol.She was such a loving & caring person.She is now in heaven with no more pain & walking the streets of gold with all of our other loved ones.May God wrap his loving arms around each of you & comfort you with your loss of a special wife,mother & grandmother. Our prayers are with you & if we can do anything to help out please let us know.Love In Christ
Beth,Otis & Garrett Twiss,Dylana & Russell Rector
Gene, I have never been able to say to you what you needed to hear
since Carol had her surgery. I just want you to know that I know
where Carol is tonight and that if we truly believe that we will see
her again. I know too, that these
past months have been very,very hard on you, and I could never have
done for Carol as you have. I have never been one to place people on pedestals, I have had few men that
measured up to my Father and Grandfather, but you are a hero of mine for what you have done for the
woman in your life when she would have never known it if you had walked away and never looked back.
Always remember that no matter how bitter life gets for you, your light shined for me during this time. I love you as a brother, and
know that nothing will ever replace Carol in your life, but you
will see her again. Eddie
Gene & Family,
I worked with Carol for 10 years at KMart when she was the bookkeeper for sporting goods & automotives. She helped me through a very rough divorce and I have not, nor will I forget the love and support she gave me. God has truly taken an Angel home. God bless you all.
Through Christ,
Tammy Lail
So sorry to hear of the passing of Carol. May God be with you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Gene, I can only imagine the emptiness in your heart, but God knows all things. Carol has just received the reward that we are all striving for.
Just remember that God can mend a broken heart if you give him all the pieces. You and your family are in our prayers.