Ruth B. Simmons, 88, of Franklin passed away on March 25, 2023, at her home.
She was born on June 26, 1934, in Teter Gap, the daughter of the late Jimmie Jay and Mabel (Warner) Bennett.
Mrs. Simmons was a 1953 graduate of Circleville High School and retired in 1989, after working 36 years as a printing specialist for the FBI in Washington, DC. After retirement, she and her husband moved to their home in Franklin. For more than 20 years, they spent traveling and spending quality time with their great-nephews and -niece, Brian and Kevin Frank and Isaac and Allison Bennett.
She was a member of Walnut Street United Methodist Church and attended Friends Run Church of the Brethren.
On Oct. 8, 1951, she married Vernon Clay Simmons, who preceded her in death on April 26, 2012.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory two sisters-in-law, Barbara S. Bennett of Circleville and Barbara M. Bennett of Riverton; a foster sister, Nola Thomas of Bruce Wood, Maryland; a foster brother, John Bryant (Pat) of Clayton, Georgia; a special friend, Frank Watson of Riverton; nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Merl E “Cub” and Glenn Bennett; and two special nephews, Bill and David Bennett.
Entombment was in North Fork Memorial Cemetery in Riverton.
Funeral arrangements were handled by the Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin.
