Simmons, 95 CHURCH CREEK - Etta Mae "Bea" Simmons, 95, of Church Creek, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. She was born in Golden Hill on Aug. 18, 1916, and was a daughter of the late Louis and Margaret Hughes Riggins. Mrs. Simmons attended schools in Golden Hill. On Aug. 3, 1935, she married Ward A. "Tudor" Simmons, who passed away on March 20, 1995. She and her sister Martha had the Mar-B Shop and later they had H&S poultry business. She was a life time member of St. Johns United Methodist Church in Golden Hill, where she served as treasurer and trustee for many years. Mrs. Simmons is survived by two sons, Wayne D. Simmons Sr. and wife Mary Ellen of Cambridge, and Ward A. Simmons Jr. and wife Carol of Waynesboro, Pa.; five grandchildren, Wayne D. Simmons Jr., John Simmons, Matthew Simmons, Jennifer Dunn and Joseph Simmons; eight great-grandchildren; two nephews, Hamilton Turner and James Turner. Besides her parents and her husband, Mrs. Simmons was preceded in death by three sisters, Ethel Turner, Martha Handley, Jeannette Brannock; and a brother, Guy Riggins. Pallbearers will be Wayne D. Simmons, Jr., John Simmons, Matthew Simmons, Jennifer Dunn, Joseph Simmons and Bill Foxwell. A funeral service will be 1 p.m., today, April 27, 2012, at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with Rev. Gary Crouch officiating. Interment will follow at Old Trinity Churchyard. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Johns United Methodist Church, c/o Doris Lewis, 3347 Golden Hill Road, Church Creek, MD 21622.