Cynthia Jo Pierce Simmons

Cynthia was born and raised in Alamo, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late Joe M. Pierce and Ruth E. Pierce. She was a graduate of Alamo High School. Cynthia had a love of children and decided to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin where she graduated in 1977 with a degree in Special Education. During that time, she met her beloved husband, Tom, to whom she was married for 48 years. Cynthia used her gifts with children throughout her life. After College, Cynthia worked as a Special Education teacher until the birth of her first child. She was blessed to be able to stay home full time to create a loving environment for her family where she dedicated herself to homemaking while raising her family. After raising her three children, she returned to teaching and spent many years as a preschool teacher and substitute teaching in Raleigh.

Cynthia and Tom shared the same passion of being actively involved in church and served as youth teachers for 33 years.

Cynthia is preceded in death by: her father Joe M. Pierce, her mother Ruth E. Pierce, and her infant brother Rodney Pierce of Alamo, TN.

Cynthia is survived by Tom Simmons of Raleigh, NC, her husband of 48 years; her three children: Bonnie Simmons-Glueck of Nashville, TN; Will Simmons of Raleigh, NC; Ashley Brown of London, UK; and eight grandchildren: Camden (19), Anderson (16), and Evelyn (13) Brown; Anna-Kate (15), Benjamin (12), and Bethany (9) Simmons; and Matt (20) and Mike (20) Glueck. She is also survived by her siblings: Terri Kozlowitz of Jackson, TN, and Sid Pierce of Ridgetop, TN.

The family would like to thank Sunrise of Raleigh, Our Promise Care Homes, and Gentiva Heartland Hospice of Raleigh for the care and compassion they showed Cynthia in her final days and for the support they provided to Tom.

Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at Providence Church in Raleigh, NC on October 30, 2024 at 11:00am. Visitation with the family will begin at 10:00am.

Interment to follow at Raleigh Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Cynthia’s honor to Piccolo Farms Animal Sanctuary, White’s Creek, TN, where a tree will be planted in her honor. https://www.piccolofarms.org/

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