Alice Fay Cox Simons returned to her Heavenly Father on June 22, 2011. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones.
She was born July 17, 1921 in Fairview, Utah to Jehu and Emeline Cox. She married the love of her life, Jay Simons, on August 2, 1939 and they were later sealed in the Manti Temple. Together they raised 3 children, and were blessed with 19 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly.
She had a lifetime of service to others and was a tremendous source of hope for all. She was a member of the LDS church and served faithfully as a Sunday School teacher for 17 years, a Relief Society Teacher, the Junior Sunday School Presidency and an ordinance worker in the Provo Temple. Alice retired from Barbizon after 25 years of service and previously to that she had worked in the Troy Laundry in Provo.
She was preceded in death by 5 brothers: Archibald Cox (Connie), Arthur (Erma), Raymond (Marjorie), Amasa L. (Hazel), Alvin J. (Nida), and 2 sisters: Edith and Emeline. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Beverly Fay Lunceford (Jess, Kathy) and her son Coy Jay (Marie, deceased). She is survived by her husband, Jay Ervin Simons, and son Alvin Bartley (Becky) and 19 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for all of their help and kind service.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the Bonneville 13th Ward Chapel, 800 South 1500 East, Provo. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Monday evening from 6 until 8 and at the church Tuesday 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family throughwww.bergmortuary.com.
We will have a luncheon for the family after the funeral and will need help with the food and also help in the kitchen.
If you are willing and able to help in the kitchen that day or with any of the food assignments below, please call Gayle Neilson at 801-372-7247 or email her at gayle_nielson@byu.edu.
Food items:
Green Salad
Jello Salad
Funeral Potatoes
Butter
Rolls
Cookies/Bars
If you can help in the kitchen you will need to be at the church at 11:30 a.m.
And the food items need to be to the church by 12:00 p.m.
She was born July 17, 1921 in Fairview, Utah to Jehu and Emeline Cox. She married the love of her life, Jay Simons, on August 2, 1939 and they were later sealed in the Manti Temple. Together they raised 3 children, and were blessed with 19 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly.
She had a lifetime of service to others and was a tremendous source of hope for all. She was a member of the LDS church and served faithfully as a Sunday School teacher for 17 years, a Relief Society Teacher, the Junior Sunday School Presidency and an ordinance worker in the Provo Temple. Alice retired from Barbizon after 25 years of service and previously to that she had worked in the Troy Laundry in Provo.
She was preceded in death by 5 brothers: Archibald Cox (Connie), Arthur (Erma), Raymond (Marjorie), Amasa L. (Hazel), Alvin J. (Nida), and 2 sisters: Edith and Emeline. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Beverly Fay Lunceford (Jess, Kathy) and her son Coy Jay (Marie, deceased). She is survived by her husband, Jay Ervin Simons, and son Alvin Bartley (Becky) and 19 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for all of their help and kind service.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the Bonneville 13th Ward Chapel, 800 South 1500 East, Provo. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Monday evening from 6 until 8 and at the church Tuesday 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family throughwww.bergmortuary.com.
We will have a luncheon for the family after the funeral and will need help with the food and also help in the kitchen.
If you are willing and able to help in the kitchen that day or with any of the food assignments below, please call Gayle Neilson at 801-372-7247 or email her at gayle_nielson@byu.edu.
Food items:
Green Salad
Jello Salad
Funeral Potatoes
Butter
Rolls
Cookies/Bars
If you can help in the kitchen you will need to be at the church at 11:30 a.m.
And the food items need to be to the church by 12:00 p.m.
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