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Jane Hood Simms

01/17/1928 - 12/13/2025

Jane Hood Simms obituary, 01/17/1928-12/13/2025, Brookeville, MD

BORN

01/17/1928

DIED

12/13/2025

Jane Simms Obituary

Jane Hood Simms of Brookeville, Maryland, wife of George E. Simms Jr., passed quietly in their home, on December 13, 2025. Jane was born on January 17, 1928. Jane and George recently celebrated 70 years of marriage. Jane leaves behind her husband, five children, 13 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
On Monday, December 22, 2025, Jane Hood Simms was laid to rest, at Mutual Memorial Cemetery, Sandy Spring, MD, beside her beloved parents, William Arthur and Eleanora Marshall Hood. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2026 at 1 p.m., at Sharp Street United Methodist Church, 1310 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Washington Post on Jan. 4, 2026.

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Dec

22

Burial

Mutual Memorial Cemetery (Sandy Spring, Maryland)

Sandy Spring, Maryland

Jan

16

Memorial service

1:00 p.m.

Sharp Street United Methodist Church (1310 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Sandy Spring, Maryland, 20860)

1310 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860

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