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Eileen Mary Simms

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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SIMMS Mrs. Eileen Mary Simms - A native of Runcorn, England and a longtime resident of Mobile, AL died in a local nursing facility on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter McKenna and Freda McKenna; her brother, Peter McKenna; and her loving husband, Davis M....

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Mrs. Eileen will always be special to all of the Underwood family. As a teenager , I loved talking to her - so full of news, neigborhood "events", and chuckles. The last thing my grandfather teased me about before he passed in 1961 was being her paper boy for dropping one off at her house when I picked up one from the drugstore after school for my parents. Our sympathies to the Simms family.

When I am dead, my dearest

When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.

I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on, as if in pain:
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
Haply I may...

Maureen, Steve, Zachary and Justin,

Know that your Hurricane Baseball Family holds each of you close to our hearts.

Much love,

My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. I always liked your Mother and her beautiful English accent brought a smile to my face each time we spoke.