SOUTHPORT — Alfreda Ann Simmons, 80, of Southport, North Carolina, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Dec. 2, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
She recently moved to Amarillo, Texas, to spend the rest of her time on this earth with her sister, Elnita Ridgway. After a brief and unexpected illness, she is no longer in pain and is rejoicing in heaven with many of her loved ones.
Alfreda was born Jan. 28, 1942 in Brownfield, Texas, to the Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Spell. Alfreda was a school teacher for 31 years. More than anything though, Alfreda loved serving Jesus and she did that with all her heart. She was in ministry most of her life and loved singing and playing the piano in church.
She is preceded in death by her daughter, Ruth Anne Flowers; her husband, the Rev. Carl Flowers; her parents the Rev. And Mrs. Alfred Spell; and her brother, Dalton Spell; as well as her late husband, the Rev. Jesse Simmons.
Survivors include her sister, Elnita Ridgway; granddaughters, Joelle Rainey and Brittney Rainey; her great-grandchildren Carley and Cole Rainey, and Logan Niemyer; seven nieces and two nephews.
A Celebration of Life Service will be Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 at 2 p.m. at King's Gate Church, 161 Sierra Ave., Hamlet. A private burial will be held at a later date at Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham.
This obituary is being published as a courtesy to the family from Harrington Funeral Home & Crematory, Hamlet, North Carolina.
