Martha Simmons

Martha Underwood Simmons, 92, of 1525 Garden Circle and formally of 4615 Cherry Grove Rd. passed away Friday, August 29, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Simmons was born May 22, 1916 in Caswell County to the late James Lee and Hattie Terrell Underwood. Mrs. Simmons was married to the late William W. Simmons who passed away in 1994. Martha was a homemaker and was a longtime member of Kerr's Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Hall and her husband, Donald of Burlington; a grandson, Kevin Michael Poole, Sr., a step granddaughter, Donna Hall Deaton; four great grandchildren, Kevin Michael Poole, Jr., Kaleb - Michael Poole, Jordan Andrew Deaton, and Lindsey Paige Deaton; two sisters, Edna Underwood Miles of Burlington and Lessie Underwood Davis of Greensboro. She was preceded in death by a brother, Overby Underwood. A funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Kerr's Chapel Baptist Church by the Rev. Marvin Simpson. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Saturday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home. Memorials can be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd. Burlington, NC 27215 or to Kerr's Chapel Baptist Church, 2980 Kerr's Chapel Rd. Elon, NC 27244.