Eva Yeatts Simmons

Eva Yeatts Neathery Simmons

Eva Yeatts Neathery Simmons of Waterford Court, died on Friday, October 22, 2010 in the Danville Regional Medical Center.

She was born on August 20, 1921, in Pittsylvania County, the daughter of the late Richard Yeatts and Minnie Powell Yeatts.

She was married to Kenneth Lee Neathery, who predeceased her in 1987, and then to John Simmons who predeceased her in 2009.

Mrs. Simmons was retired from Sears where she had worked as head of the Control Department. She was an active member of Moffett Memorial Baptist Church, a member of The Wednesday Club, the Book and Author Club, Garden Club, an active bridge player and she had a Paul Harris Fellowship.

She was also predeceased by two brothers, William Bennett Yeatts and Archie Yeatts.

She is survived by one son, Kenneth Lee Neathery Jr. and his wife, Sarah Wall Neathery, of Keswick, Virginia; two grandchildren, Kenneth Lee Neathery III and his wife, Rhonda, and Preston Tyler Neathery and his wife, Jennie, both of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and four great-grandchildren, J. Gabriel Neathery, Kenneth Lee Neathery IV, Gantt Tyler Neathery and Ashlin Korin Moore Neathery, all of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010, at Moffett Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Jeffrey Wright officiating.

The family suggests that memorials may be made to the Kenneth Lee Neathery Endowed Scholarship Fund at Danville Community College, 1008 South Main Street, Danville, VA 24541.

The family expresses their deep appreciation to her caregivers, Ann Gwyne, Elner Guy, Jackie Coles and Norma Hodnett.

Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street, Danville, Virginia, is serving the family. www.townesfuneralhome.com sign the guestbook online at www.GoDanRiver.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.