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GIRARD - Norma Jean Simmons, 86, of Girard, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at Austintown Health Care Center.
Norma was born March 10, 1940, in Youngstown, a daughter of Andrew and Mary Paolone Shiley.
Norma had worked for Walt Disney World in Florida, but for most of her life was as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother to her family and a devoted member of St. Rose Church.
She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 58 years, Daniel Lee Simmons, whom she married Aug. 17, 1968; her son, Jeffrey R. Simmons of Sanford, Florida; her daughter, Tina M. (Troy) Williams of Missouri; her brother, Andrew Shiley; and her grandson, Nicholas Williams.
Besides her parents, Norma was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Erica Hall and sister, Elizabeth McConnell.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 12 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Blackstone Funeral Home, where a funeral service will follow at 2 p.m.
To view this obituary and send any expressions of sympathy to the family, visit www.blackstonefuneralhome.com.
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