Marie Annette Simmons

Newburyport, MA - Marie Annette (Dumont) Simmons passed away peacefully in her home on May 7TH, 2023. She was the widow of the late Tommie Simmons. Annette met Tommie while they were both serving in our armed services. Annette served in the United States Naval Reserve women’s branch otherwise known as the Navy Wave as a telecommunicator from 1953-1956. Annette enjoyed the gym, water aerobics, walking and she loved to cook at home – she was a great cook. She graduated from Newburyport High School in 1953. Annette enjoyed traveling to such places as Copenhagen, Paris, Demark, Dominican Republic, Yellowstone, and the Caribbean Islands. As a Jehovah Witness she was passionate about spending days helping the surrounding community with words of encouragement of better times to come. She is predeceased by her father the late Frank Dumont of Auburn, Maine, her mother Anna Marie (Pomerleau) Dumont from Quebec, Canada, her brothers John, Frankie, Paul, sisters Evelyn Jamrog, twins Dorothy Creeden and Doris Dumont, sister Michelle Racioppi and her son Thomas Simmons. She is survived by her sister Louise (Dumont) Mason; her sons William Simmons and his wife Marie Fe Simmons, Ronald Simmons and his wife Tammi (Jones), Lisa Simmons; Granddaughters, Katie Ann Curtis, Nichole Wilson, Leah Brunning, Elizabeth, Jaclyn and Giselle Simmons. Great grandchildren, Thomas, Samuel, and Susanna Curtis and Bria and Beckett Wilson and Arzaia Brunning. The family would like to thank all that cared for Annette and allowed her to stay at home and pass with love and dignity. Thank you to Fe Simmons, Marina, and Djamila for staying by her side throughout. Thank you to Monica for your friendship, support and keeping Mom smiling. Thank you to Karen, Amanda, Jinette, Richard, Stacy, and the whole Compassus Care team for your wonderful care of our mother. And lastly, to Annette’s best friend Louise Duda who was like a daughter to Annette. From your vacations to Bermuda with Mom, to wheelchair rides to lunch and to Annette’s favorite place - Salisbury Beach – she was always there for Mom. Memorial Services will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 179 Storey Ave Newburyport, MA on Saturday May 20th, 2023, at 3pm. All are welcome to the celebration which will be after the memorial service at the Salisbury Senior Center 43 Lafayette Rd, Salisbury MA.

Marie Annette Simmons

June 29, 1935 - May 7, 2023