Passed away peacefully on June 16, 2011 at the John M. Gray Centre in St. Anthony, Mrs. Elizabeth Clara Simmonds of Goose Cove, NL, in her 83rd year. She leaves with a lifetime of love and wisdom, her sons Cyril (Maude), Maurice (Marlene), Felix (Salome), Willjoe (Vashti), Eugene (Theresa), John (Edna), Ron (Florence), and Rex (Paula); her daughters Kay Taylor (Lloyd), Margaret Caines (Lemore), Bridget Patey (Gene), Leone Russell (Glenn), and Isabelle Cull (David); she also leaves 31 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren with many loving memories. Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband Michael Simmonds, her parents Simon and Margaret Ward, as well as her two brothers Cyril and Willjoe, and her adopted brother Felix. Visitation took place at the funeral home in St. Anthony followed by the funeral service at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Goose Cove with Fr. Tim Moriarty officiating. Cremation followed the service and burial took place in the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Goose Cove on Monday, June 20. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard, funeral director.