Linda Kay Harrison Simmonds, 80, of Lampasas died on Jan. 20, 2022 at AdventHealth Central Texas in Killeen.
Visitation was held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Jan. 24.
Funeral services will be at First Street Church of Christ on Jan. 25 at 1 p.m., with interment to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas.
Linda was born on June 26, 1941 in Temple to John Doyle Harrison Sr. and Iva Obelia Smith Harrison.
She grew up in Temple and graduated from Temple High School in 1959. After high school, she attended Temple Junior College and Baylor University.
She married her childhood neighbor Tom Crenshaw Simmonds Jr. on Nov. 30, 1963 at Western Hills Church of Christ in Temple, and they were married for 35 years.
She and her husband owned Lampasas Bowling Alley, Simmonds Construction Company and Amsco Steel-Lampasas, where Linda was the bookkeeper and enjoyed visits with customers.
Linda also enjoyed genealogy, bird watching, growing flowers, playing the piano, music and her favorite dog, Abby. She had many fun times with friends playing bridge and traveling. She was an avid reader and enjoyed almost the entir collection of Texas writer Elmer Kelton. She loved reading her Bible every day and spent a lifetime helping her community and church. She was a member of First Street Church of Christ.
Linda was preceded in death by her husband.
Survivors include her daughters Jennifer Linn Simmonds Ball and husband Randy of Mabank, Stephanie Kay Simmonds Hays of Lampasas and Rebecca “Becca” Simmonds of Lampasas; grandchildren Sydney Rebecca Carr and husband Dakota of Lubbock, Harrison Jet Hays of College Station, and Zachary Dale Dishman of Lampasas; brother, John Doyle Harrison Jr. and wife Dixie of Naruna; sister-in-law, Rebecca Ann Simmonds Garth of Temple; a cousin, Janis Marckstein of San Antonio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the Family Life Center of First Street Church of Christ in Lampasas.
