Renee Lester Simmons
February 27, 1973 - December 22, 2020
Renee Suzanne Lester Simmons, 47, of Bland, Virginia, died December 22, 2020, from complications of COVID 19. She was preceded in death by her doting grandmother, Helen Cumby Sanford, and her father Griffith Ross Lester. Renee was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, February 27, 1973, to Griffith Ross Lester and Linda L. Landreth, Bluefield, West Virginia. Renee graduated from Bluefield High in 1991, attended Catawba College in North Carolina, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Bluefield State College. She held a Virginia Horticulture/Pesticide License, ServSafe Food and Protection Certification, and she was OSHA Construction and Plumbing Qualified. For several years, she had worked in retail sales. She is survived by her husband Jeffery Todd Simmons of Bland, Virginia, her daughter, Kari Elizabeth Helen Rose and grandson Branson Steven Crockett Rose, of Knoxville, Tennessee, her mother and stepfather Linda and Leon Landreth of Bluefield, West Virginia, step brother and sister Jared Landreth of Settle, Washington, and Leann Landreth of Savanna Georgia, several cousins, and loving friends. Renee was generous, loving, kind, intelligent, capricious, impetuous, unique individual who often gave her heart away to, and for, others. She was ambitious with a fun loving sense of humor. She loved the warmth of summer and the fall tree leaves of the brightest orange. For many years, she battled the all-encompassing evils of addiction and incarceration with little help from authorities for rehabilitation. Recently, she was free to live a positive lifestyle when she contacted COVID 19. She was gone too soon to prove she could be the best mother, grandmother, daughter, wife, and friend she believed she could be for those who dearly loved her. A private memorial service was held for Renee, Wednesday, December 30, at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield, West Virginia. Those wishing to share memories or condolence messages with the family may do so by visiting www.MercerFuneralHome.com Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of Renee Suzanne Lester Simmons.
Renee Suzanne Lester Simmons, 47, of Bland, Virginia, died December 22, 2020, from complications of COVID 19. She was preceded in death by her doting grandmother, Helen Cumby Sanford, and her father Griffith Ross Lester. Renee was born in Bluefield,... View Obituary & Service Information