Donna Niedecken Simmons

Odessa - Donna Niedecken Simmons, 56, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at Medical Center Hospital.
She was born October 2, 1949, to Herman Ray and Marine (Clark) Niedecken in Snyder, TX. She was a manager for Venerable Insurance Company and a member of Asbury Methodist Church.
She was a very gentle, tenderhearted, loving and caring woman. Her greatest blessing was her granddaughter, Kodee. She had great pride and love for her daughters, around which her world revolved. She had a strong sense of faith and love for family and friends.
She nourished her faith by enjoying yearly gospel concerts with her family. Her retreat for relaxation and feeling closer to God was Ruidoso, NM.
She was involved in the community through volunteering with the Permian Basin Fair and Exposition, the Permian Playhouse, and Kodee’s Girl Scout troop. She took great pride in her work at ICA for the past eleven years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Marine Niedecken, brother, Ray Niedecken, Jr.
She is survived by her daughters, Misty Lee Simmons and Amanda Page Simmons, both of Odessa; brother, David Lynn Niedecken, and sister, Betty Fry, both of Ft. Worth, aunt, Wylna Lloyd of Andrews, uncle, O. L. Clark of Baytown, Tx. and one grandchild, Kodee Ray West of Odessa, and numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.