Marcia Hoobler Simmons, 74, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family on May 19, 2018.
She was born December 19, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late George Hoobler and Anne Enzweiler Hoobler. She lived a varied and fulfilling life. She was a graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Cornell University-New York Hospital. She achieved her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. She married her husband, Gerald Simmons, on November 28, 1970 in Cincinnati. She was a proud former member of the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor. Her entire professional career was spent caring for the poor. Her personal life was filled with family, friends, tennis, cooking, and entertaining. She considered her life full of blessings.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Michael and George Hoobler.
Marcia was the devoted wife of Gerald Simmons for 47 years, a loving mother to Elizabeth (Stephen) Irvin, Marianne (Clint) Kappel, and Nicole Lieberman. She adored her nine grandchildren, who called her “Big Mama,” Eden, Leo and Helen Irvin, Reeder, Hayes, Weiler and Amelia Kappel, Cooper Simmons and Julia Richman.
She is survived by her sisters, Marianne (Roger) Staubach and Susan Hoobler.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2018 at St. Michael Catholic Church. She will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorials in her name may be made to Marcia H. Simmons Legacy Fund, c/o Children, Inc., 333 Madison Ave., Covington, KY 41011, and Families in Transitions, c/o Nassau County School District, Office of Intervention and Prevention, 86207 Felmore Road, Yulee, FL 32097.