Myrtle Beach: Martha Gaynell Simmons, 67, died January 10, 2009 at her residence after a brief illness. Mrs. Simmons was born in Luxora, Arkansas on March 19, 1941, daughter of the late Ernest Vernon and Martha Williams Vernon White. She was a graduate of Luxora High School. She was retired from the Myrtle Beach Moose Lodge #1959. She moved to Myrtle Beach in 1981. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Glenns Bay Baptist Church. Surviving are: her mother, Martha Williams Vernon White of Memphis Tennessee, a son, Rev. Benjamin Simmons and his wife Renee of Myrtle Beach; a daughter, Julie S. Baxley of Conway; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Oliver Simmons of Conway; a brother, Clyde Ferguson and wife Sherry of Lewisburg, Tennessee; a sister-in-law, Emily Knight and her husband Walter "Doc" of Hillsbourgh, North Carolina; seven grandchildren, Charley Baxley, Benjamin Simmons, Jacob Simmons, Shelley Simmons, Christen Simmons, Miranda Skipper, and Kaylee Simmons; an aunt, Meta V. Blakely of Georgetown; an uncle, Johnny L. Williams of Jackson, Tennessee; and several nephews, nieces, and cousins. Mrs. Simmons was predeceased by: her husband, William Lee Simmons Jr.; a son Dennis Jeffery Simmons; and two sisters, Charlotte Ann Richardson and Shirley Gene Hadley. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Monday, January 12, 2009, at Glenns Bay Baptist Church in Horry County. Officiating will be Rev. Benjamin Simmons. Burial will be at Johnson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery at 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, Monday, January 12. Officiating at the burial will be the Rev. Steve Candle. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends at Glenns Bay Baptist Church from 9:30 AM until 11:00 AM Monday, January 12, 2009, immediately following will be the service. Memorials may be made either to Glenns Bay Baptist Church Building Fund, 1835 Glenns Bay Rd, Surfside Beach, S.C. 29575 or Johnson Chapel Baptist Church Building Fund, 2069 Johnson Rd, Georgetown, S.C. 29440. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440