B. Sue Jones Simmons, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013, of pancreatic cancer. Sue, a native of Trussville, Alabama, lived in New Orleans and Lafayette, Louisiana. Before retiring to Fairhope in the 1980s, she was an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. She held a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Louisiana University and a master's degree from the University of Tennessee.

Sue is survived by James Carroll Simmons, her husband of 39 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Boyer and Gwendolyn Jones, and her brother, Robert E. Jones. She is also survived by her sister, Ann J. Bradford, a nephew, Wade J. Bradford of Gulf Shores, Alabama, nieces, Robin Jones Rogers of Murphy, North Carolina, Dara Jones Smith of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and Lisa Bradford Hansen, of Daphne, Alabama, and ten great nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at Fairhope United Methodist Church on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be given in Sue's memory to the Fairhope United Methodist Church, 155 South Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 or to The Friends of the Fairhope Public Library, P. O. Box 633, Fairhope, AL 36533.

Published in the The Mobile Press-Register & The Baldwin County News from June 20 to June 23, 2013.