Imogene B. Simmermon

Private graveside services for Imogene B. Simmermon, 93, Lawrence, will be Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Simmermon died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, at her son’s home in Lawrence.She was born Oct. 25, 1915, in Fairfield, Neb., the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Anita Pearl Gregory Andrews. She attended grade school in Marysville and graduated from Topeka High School in 1933. She was a longtime resident of Leawood and moved to Lawrence three years ago.Mrs. Simmermon worked for Sears, Roebuck and Co. in the Kansas City area for 33 years and retired in 1980. She worked as a group comparison shopper for many years before she retired. She married Eugene C. Simmermon. He died in 1963.Survivors include a son, Robert Simmermon, Lawrence.Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. The family suggests memorials to Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation and Hospice Care, sent in care of the mortuary.Online condolences may be sent at warrenmcelwain.com, subject: Simmermon.