Va Beach - Virginia Daniels Simmons died on December 6, 2017. The only child of George C. Daniels and Elsie White Daniels, she grew up with a father who loved his hunting dogs and a mother who was an artist. That early exposure to animals and the arts developed into lifelong passions for Virginia.
Upon graduating from Maury High School in 1937, Virginia became a secretary at Tidewater Supply Company, a position she held for 23 years.
She married Robert Bruce Simmons on September 26, 1942. As with most young married couples during that period, Virginia lived through the years of separation from Bob who served in the Navy, rationing, War Bonds, the music of Glenn Miller, war news reported by Edward R. Murrow and Ernie Pyle, and the joy of seeing WW II come to an end.
Virginia and Bob had one beloved daughter, Susan. She was predeceased by both her husband and her daughter.
In her later years she formed a fast friendship with James Morris. They became traveling companions and spent their senior years enjoying playing cards, attending the theater, volunteering at the polls and fishing!
She was a Girl Scout leader, a lifelong member of Park Place Methodist Church and an active member of both the Cape View Garden Club and the Little Creek Woman's Club. She enjoyed arts and crafts projects, arranging flowers, reading and Bingo. As a Westminster- Canterbury resident, she participated in these activities right up until she died at the age of 98.
Virginia lived simply. She loved generously. She cared deeply. She spoke kindly. And she left the rest to God. That's a legacy to be both valued and admired.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 18th at 11:00 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Virginia's name to either the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, P.O. Box 385, Gloucester, VA 23061 or to the Westminster-Canterbury Foundation, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on Dec. 13, 2017
Upon graduating from Maury High School in 1937, Virginia became a secretary at Tidewater Supply Company, a position she held for 23 years.
She married Robert Bruce Simmons on September 26, 1942. As with most young married couples during that period, Virginia lived through the years of separation from Bob who served in the Navy, rationing, War Bonds, the music of Glenn Miller, war news reported by Edward R. Murrow and Ernie Pyle, and the joy of seeing WW II come to an end.
Virginia and Bob had one beloved daughter, Susan. She was predeceased by both her husband and her daughter.
In her later years she formed a fast friendship with James Morris. They became traveling companions and spent their senior years enjoying playing cards, attending the theater, volunteering at the polls and fishing!
She was a Girl Scout leader, a lifelong member of Park Place Methodist Church and an active member of both the Cape View Garden Club and the Little Creek Woman's Club. She enjoyed arts and crafts projects, arranging flowers, reading and Bingo. As a Westminster- Canterbury resident, she participated in these activities right up until she died at the age of 98.
Virginia lived simply. She loved generously. She cared deeply. She spoke kindly. And she left the rest to God. That's a legacy to be both valued and admired.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 18th at 11:00 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Virginia's name to either the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, P.O. Box 385, Gloucester, VA 23061 or to the Westminster-Canterbury Foundation, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on Dec. 13, 2017
Va Beach - Virginia Daniels Simmons died on December 6, 2017. The only child of George C. Daniels and Elsie White Daniels, she grew up with a father who loved his hunting dogs and a mother who was an artist. That early exposure to animals and the arts developed into lifelong passions for Virginia.
Upon graduating from Maury High School in 1937, Virginia became a secretary at Tidewater Supply Company, a position she held for 23 years.
She married Robert Bruce Simmons on September 26, 1942. As with most young married couples during that period, Virginia lived through the years of separation from Bob who served in the Navy, rationing, War Bonds, the music of Glenn Miller, war news reported by Edward R. Murrow and Ernie Pyle, and the joy of seeing WW II come to an end.
Virginia and Bob had one beloved daughter, Susan. She was predeceased by both her husband and her daughter.
In her later years she formed a fast friendship with James Morris. They became traveling companions and spent their senior years enjoying playing cards, attending the theater, volunteering at the polls and fishing!
She was a Girl Scout leader, a lifelong member of Park Place Methodist Church and an active member of both the Cape View Garden Club and the Little Creek Woman's Club. She enjoyed arts and crafts projects, arranging flowers, reading and Bingo. As a Westminster- Canterbury resident, she participated in these activities right up until she died at the age of 98.
Virginia lived simply. She loved generously. She cared deeply. She spoke kindly. And she left the rest to God. That's a legacy to be both valued and admired.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 18th at 11:00 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Virginia's name to either the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, P.O. Box 385, Gloucester, VA 23061 or to the Westminster-Canterbury Foundation, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on Dec. 13, 2017
Upon graduating from Maury High School in 1937, Virginia became a secretary at Tidewater Supply Company, a position she held for 23 years.
She married Robert Bruce Simmons on September 26, 1942. As with most young married couples during that period, Virginia lived through the years of separation from Bob who served in the Navy, rationing, War Bonds, the music of Glenn Miller, war news reported by Edward R. Murrow and Ernie Pyle, and the joy of seeing WW II come to an end.
Virginia and Bob had one beloved daughter, Susan. She was predeceased by both her husband and her daughter.
In her later years she formed a fast friendship with James Morris. They became traveling companions and spent their senior years enjoying playing cards, attending the theater, volunteering at the polls and fishing!
She was a Girl Scout leader, a lifelong member of Park Place Methodist Church and an active member of both the Cape View Garden Club and the Little Creek Woman's Club. She enjoyed arts and crafts projects, arranging flowers, reading and Bingo. As a Westminster- Canterbury resident, she participated in these activities right up until she died at the age of 98.
Virginia lived simply. She loved generously. She cared deeply. She spoke kindly. And she left the rest to God. That's a legacy to be both valued and admired.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 18th at 11:00 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Virginia's name to either the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, P.O. Box 385, Gloucester, VA 23061 or to the Westminster-Canterbury Foundation, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
Published in The Virginian Pilot on Dec. 13, 2017
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