Marquita Beth Simmons

Marquita Beth Simmons of Maysville passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013 in Athens, Texas at the age of 71 years. She was born on January 21, 1942 in Maysville, OK to Foy Melton High and Emma Alavoice (McCaleb) High. Marquita graduated from Hughes High School in 1959 and from business college in 1960. She worked as a bookkeeper in banks. She moved to Maysville in 1984 and worked with her sister, Rose Snelgrooes in the Little Country Store in Antioch. After the store closed, she went to work as a health care provider taking care of Harold and Emmagene Rogers. Marquita was always so pleasant and enjoyed people and taking long daily walks. In 2008 she moved into an assisted living facility in Athens, Texas to be closer to her daughter and family. She was know to her grandchildren as Memaw and she enjoyed being a part of their lives and going to their ball games. Marquita was a member of the First Baptist Church of Maysville. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Her survivors include her daughter, Shannon Hall and husband Shann of Murchison, Texas. Brothers: Bobby High and wife Susan of Wichita, Kansas; and Ricky High and wife Janice of Denton, Texas. Sisters: Rose Snelgrooes of Elmore City; Gemey Nell Lackey of Morris. Grandchildren: Chase Wesley Walker and Leanna Michelle Walker. And other relatives and friends. Marquita was preceded in death by her parents, Foy and Emma High and a sister, Joyce Dudney. Family visitation will be held at Winans Funeral Home from 5 to 8 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013. The family has requested in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Maysville First Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 745, Maysville, OK 73057. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, January 28, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Maysville. Burial will be in the Maysville Cemetery under the direction of John Williams of Winans Funeral Home, Maysville, OK. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.winansfuneralhome.com