In Loving Memory

Janice Marie Simmons

8/29/1958 — 4/19/2024

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A Life Remembered

Obituary

Janice Marie Simmons, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 20, 2024, at her home in Orange.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harland Strother of Orange County Cowboy Church.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 29, 1958, she was the daughter of James Weldon Jernigan and Jennie Lucille McAdams Jernigan. Janice was a faithful member of Orange County Cowboy Church. She was a devoted wife and mother who loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren. Janice was a woman of many talents. She had numerous hobbies that she could often be found engaging in such as quilting and teaching quilting, volunteering at Thrift and Gift, and making her own dresses and jewelry. Janice also had a green thumb and found solace in tending her beautiful garden, being outdoors and camping. True to her vivacious spirit, her favorite color was red. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents, J.W. and Jennie Jernigan; her husband, Richard A. Simmons; her grandchild, Raeleen Simmons; and her siblings, Steve Jernigan and Kathy Oxley.

She is survived by her children, Scott Simmons and wife, Colleen of Orange, Michelle Delaney and husband, Shane of Orange, and Richard “Ricky” Simmons of West Virginia; her grandchildren, Zachary Thibodeaux and wife, Brianna, Jaycie Wilson, and Waylon Simmons; her great-grandchild, Saylor Thibodeaux; and numerous other loving family members and friends.

Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Service Details

Gatherings in remembrance

Visitation

Friday, April 26, 2024 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

504 5th St, Orange, 77630

Funeral Service

Friday, April 26, 2024 · 2:00 PM

504 5th St, Orange, 77630

In Memory

Moments to treasure

Messages of Love

From family and friends

Angela Hudson April 28, 2024

I am so sorry for your loss. Janice was a wonderful person and she will be greatly missed.

Rae Lynn and Michael Foreman 💕 April 26, 2024

Sure happy I got to meet Janice and be around her occasionally at the Thrift & Gift shop. She was a delight to be around. She was one of the most light hearted and spoken people ever. ✨️

Barbara Miles April 24, 2024

Janice was a very dear friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew her at the Thrift and Gift Shop. She was a faithful volunteer and an excellent quilter. It is with saddened hearts that we say goodbye dear friend, until we meet again. RIP ,Janice.

Marilyn & Wally Hunt April 23, 2024

Marilyn & Wally Hunt has purchased Beautiful In Blue for Janice Simmons

Robert & Mark McAdams Families April 23, 2024

Robert & Mark McAdams Families has purchased Boundless Love for Janice Simmons

Angie Byerly April 22, 2024

Angie Byerly has purchased Lavender Grace Spray for Janice Simmons

Nelda Allbritton April 22, 2024

Janice will be missed by her family and many friends. She was a lady of many talents, and those talents were often on display at the Thrift and Gift Shop in Orange where she spent many hours quilting or working in different areas. She often used her sense of humor to entertain those working with her. Rest in peace, Janice.

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