Marvene Miller Thompson Simmons

Marvene Miller Simmons, only child of Samuel and Bertha Thompson, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at Alamo Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center. A resident of San Francisco and Daly City, CA for almost 50 years, she moved to San Antonio in 2000 and lived at The Inn at Los Patios and The Forum at Lincoln Heights.

She had a lovely singing voice and an even lovelier smile. She was born April 28, 1915, in Walton, NE and was raised in Pierce, NE. Her musical talents were varied, ranging from her lifelong love of the piano, beginning with her childhood in Pierce, to her proficiency on the accordion and harmonica acquired while living in Wels, Austria in the years following WWII.

Marvene initially attended Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, NE, but subsequently graduated from the Nebraska Methodist Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing in Omaha as a registered nurse in 1937. She enjoyed a long, rewarding career in nursing, and was supervisor of surgery at Children's Hospital in San Francisco when she retired. Following her retirement, she indulged her love of sewing and crafting, and was active in volunteer work.

Married for over 50 years to Chief Warrant Officer Army Gerald W. Simmons, she is survived by: daughter, Sandra S. Carlson and partner, Edward P. Allyn of Albany and Woodstock, NY; son, Thomas G. Simmons and partner, Mark A. Skruhak of San Antonio; grandsons, Tae Carlson and wife, Kerri of Nassau, NY; Ian Carlson and wife, Julie of Albany, NY; and Thane Simmons and wife, Amy of Crestview, FL; great-grandchildren, Conner and Colby Carlson of Nassau, and Shelly and Darren Simmons of Crestview.

While living in San Antonio,

Marvene became a strong supporter of the Alamo City Men's Chorale. Memorial contributions may be directed to ACMC, P. O. Box 120243, San Antonio, TX 78212.

Her ashes will be interred alongside her husband's in the Presidio National Cemetery in San Francisco on what would have been her 91st birthday.