daughter of Marshall and Fran Simmons∼Marsha J. Ward, 71, of Champaign, Illinois, died at 9:05 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 15, 2018) at home.
Marsha was born August 17, 1947 in Urbana, Illinois, the only daughter of Marshall and Fran Simmons. She was married to Jerry Johnson at the time of her passing and those two shared a wonderful life together for 31 years.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Timothy(Cynthia) Ward of Urbana and William(Susan) Ward of Tolono; two step sons, Bryce(Roseana) Johnson of Savoy and Jason(Judy) Johnson of Mahomet and two brothers, Ronnie(Andrea) Simmons of Dewey and Kenny(Ella) Simmons of Champaign. She was blessed with five grandchildren whom she loved and adored, Aidan and Jacob Ward, Taryn, Preston and Ian Johnson.
She was welcomed home by those that preceded her in death, which include her first husband, Ron Ward; three brothers, Scott Simmons, Gene Simmons and Dennis Simmons; a daughter, Trina Sue and her parents, Marshall and Frances Simmons.
Marsha was a homemaker, avid reader, and a big fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, NASCAR, and all the Illini teams. She loved spending time with her family, cooking and enjoying the love that surrounded them when they were together. She was what her children's friends would agree, the mom everyone wanted.
Marsha owned and operated Marsha's Little Treasures daycare for many years before her illness. She fought cancer for 17 years and during those years, we found out how strong she was. She was and will always be our hero. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends and will forever be in our hearts. We will always cherish our wonderful memories of her.
Renner-Wikoff Chapel.
Marsha was born August 17, 1947 in Urbana, Illinois, the only daughter of Marshall and Fran Simmons. She was married to Jerry Johnson at the time of her passing and those two shared a wonderful life together for 31 years.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Timothy(Cynthia) Ward of Urbana and William(Susan) Ward of Tolono; two step sons, Bryce(Roseana) Johnson of Savoy and Jason(Judy) Johnson of Mahomet and two brothers, Ronnie(Andrea) Simmons of Dewey and Kenny(Ella) Simmons of Champaign. She was blessed with five grandchildren whom she loved and adored, Aidan and Jacob Ward, Taryn, Preston and Ian Johnson.
She was welcomed home by those that preceded her in death, which include her first husband, Ron Ward; three brothers, Scott Simmons, Gene Simmons and Dennis Simmons; a daughter, Trina Sue and her parents, Marshall and Frances Simmons.
Marsha was a homemaker, avid reader, and a big fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, NASCAR, and all the Illini teams. She loved spending time with her family, cooking and enjoying the love that surrounded them when they were together. She was what her children's friends would agree, the mom everyone wanted.
Marsha owned and operated Marsha's Little Treasures daycare for many years before her illness. She fought cancer for 17 years and during those years, we found out how strong she was. She was and will always be our hero. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends and will forever be in our hearts. We will always cherish our wonderful memories of her.
Renner-Wikoff Chapel.
daughter of Marshall and Fran Simmons∼Marsha J. Ward, 71, of Champaign, Illinois, died at 9:05 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 15, 2018) at home.
Marsha was born August 17, 1947 in Urbana, Illinois, the only daughter of Marshall and Fran Simmons. She was married to Jerry Johnson at the time of her passing and those two shared a wonderful life together for 31 years.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Timothy(Cynthia) Ward of Urbana and William(Susan) Ward of Tolono; two step sons, Bryce(Roseana) Johnson of Savoy and Jason(Judy) Johnson of Mahomet and two brothers, Ronnie(Andrea) Simmons of Dewey and Kenny(Ella) Simmons of Champaign. She was blessed with five grandchildren whom she loved and adored, Aidan and Jacob Ward, Taryn, Preston and Ian Johnson.
She was welcomed home by those that preceded her in death, which include her first husband, Ron Ward; three brothers, Scott Simmons, Gene Simmons and Dennis Simmons; a daughter, Trina Sue and her parents, Marshall and Frances Simmons.
Marsha was a homemaker, avid reader, and a big fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, NASCAR, and all the Illini teams. She loved spending time with her family, cooking and enjoying the love that surrounded them when they were together. She was what her children's friends would agree, the mom everyone wanted.
Marsha owned and operated Marsha's Little Treasures daycare for many years before her illness. She fought cancer for 17 years and during those years, we found out how strong she was. She was and will always be our hero. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends and will forever be in our hearts. We will always cherish our wonderful memories of her.
Renner-Wikoff Chapel.
Marsha was born August 17, 1947 in Urbana, Illinois, the only daughter of Marshall and Fran Simmons. She was married to Jerry Johnson at the time of her passing and those two shared a wonderful life together for 31 years.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Timothy(Cynthia) Ward of Urbana and William(Susan) Ward of Tolono; two step sons, Bryce(Roseana) Johnson of Savoy and Jason(Judy) Johnson of Mahomet and two brothers, Ronnie(Andrea) Simmons of Dewey and Kenny(Ella) Simmons of Champaign. She was blessed with five grandchildren whom she loved and adored, Aidan and Jacob Ward, Taryn, Preston and Ian Johnson.
She was welcomed home by those that preceded her in death, which include her first husband, Ron Ward; three brothers, Scott Simmons, Gene Simmons and Dennis Simmons; a daughter, Trina Sue and her parents, Marshall and Frances Simmons.
Marsha was a homemaker, avid reader, and a big fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, NASCAR, and all the Illini teams. She loved spending time with her family, cooking and enjoying the love that surrounded them when they were together. She was what her children's friends would agree, the mom everyone wanted.
Marsha owned and operated Marsha's Little Treasures daycare for many years before her illness. She fought cancer for 17 years and during those years, we found out how strong she was. She was and will always be our hero. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends and will forever be in our hearts. We will always cherish our wonderful memories of her.
Renner-Wikoff Chapel.
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