Mary Louise (Holmes) Simmons, 63, of Cabot, formerly of Hazen, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 12, 2022. Louise was born to BR and Betty Holmes on August 1, 1958 at Hazen, Arkansas. Louise was a homemaker and mother of two.
She is survived by her mother, Betty Jean (Matthews) Holmes of Cabot; her husband of forty-three years, Johnny Simmons of Cabot; a daughter, Jocelyn Marie (Simmons) Pannell of Cabot; a son, Patrick Allen Simmons of Beebe; two grandsons; Ryley Andrew Pannell and fiancée, Hannah Woodman of Beebe, and Emerson Lane Pannell of Cabot.
Louise was preceded in death by her father, BR Holmes, Jr. of Hazen; a brother, David Allen Holmes of Hazen, and her grandparents, Bernard R. and Edna (Harrison) Holmes, and Herschel and Daisy (Mills) Matthews of Hazen.
Louise was the valedictorian of her Hazen High School class of 1976, a faithful member of Faith Baptist Church of Cabot and an advocate of the ACC Book Ministry at the church. Louise will be dearly missed by her family and a host of friends.
Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Center Point Missionary Baptist Church in Hazen with visitation from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., prior to the service.
Interment will be in the Center Point Cemetery.
The family requests memorials be made to the Faith Baptist Church in Cabot or the Center Point Cemetery in Hazen.
Sister Louise was a dear friend and a loved the Lord she will be missed.
Louise will be dearly missed! She was our neighbor, our friend, and most importantly our sister in Christ. We send our love and prayers to John, her children, and her precious grandsons.
Louise was one of our first friends in Cabot. She invited mom and I over for lunch-the first invitation we received here- I was little, but I remember it. She was so kind, never had a harsh word for anyone. Dearly loved and very much missed.
What a gracious example of living as Christ calls us all to be. Ms. Louise is a precious soul for which I thank God. I look forward to the day to praise Jesus in person with her again.
I was her mothers caregiver, I would text her to see how Mrs Betty was doing. Louise was such a wonderful. sweet, kind woman. You will be missed. Praying for your family.
Prayers for you all and Prayers for the repose of her soul. I am sorry I didn’t get to meet Miss Louise but some day we will all be reunited. I am Hannah’s Nanny, I know she and Rylee will miss her very much.
Gone but never forgotten, I was blessed that she called me friend. My prayers will always be with the family. God bless you