Emma Lee Simons Clerihew

November 19, 1930 - November 25, 2017

Emma Lee Simons Clerihew was born to James Wesley Hilburn and Nora Covington Hilburn in Shannon, Texas, on November 19, 1930. She married Coy Simons on November 2, 1946; they had two daughters, Sandra and Tammie. Emma Lee is preceded in death by her husband, Coy Simons; her daughter, Tammie Simons Richardson; her parents, James Wesley and Nora Hilburn; and her sister, Rachel Scott. She is survived by her daughter Sandra and husband Kenneth Liggett of Vashti, Texas; her granddaughter, Erika Richardson, of Shannon, Texas; her grandson, Brad Liggett, of Henrietta, Texas; her granddaughter Sonya and husband Bill Glass of Floydada, Texas; her granddaughter Kendra and husband Paul Bennett of Henrietta, Texas; her granddaughter Cassandra and husband Chris Slayton of Lubbock, Texas; her granddaughter Alena and husband Bart Bellmon of Mansfield, Texas; her granddaughter, Deidra Klinkovsky, of Wills Point, Texas; her grandson Lance and wife Paige Liggett of Henrietta, Texas; her granddaughter Marlena and husband Denver Tippit of Gatesville, Texas; 21 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary and Don Whitsitt, of Weatherford, Texas; and 12 nieces and nephews. Emma Lee was a charter member of the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest, a Pioneer Reunion Duchess in 2011, Antelope Homecoming Queen in 2016, and a long-time member of Joy Baptist Church. She was an avid antique collector, including a large Santa Claus collection that she invited people to view each Christmas season. Funeral services will be at Vashti Baptist Church in Vashti, Texas, on Tuesday, November 28, at 10:00 a.m. You can also visit the family on Monday, November 27, at Coker Funeral Home in Jacksboro, Texas, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Her final resting place will be at Shannon Cemetery in Shannon, Texas. Memorial contributions can be given to the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest, P.O. Box 2983, Weatherford, Texas, 76086 or to Vashti Baptist Church, 6109 1288 S, Bellevue, Texas, 76228.