Bobbie Joann Thornton Simkins, 23, of Leon, departed this life November 10, 2003, in the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH, following an extended illness.
She was born November 13, 1979, in Marietta, OH.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, David Lee Simkins; son, Darian Alexander Simkins; father and step-mother, Paul and Nancy Thornton of Leon; mother and step-father, Blondena and Robert Meuser of Obetz, OH; brother, Navid Lee King Thornton of Leon; paternal grandparents, Sharon Rollins of Leon, Rob and Viva King of Evans; maternal grandmother, Bettie Williamson of Little Hocking, OH.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Shelby Simkins.
Service will be 2 p.m., Friday, November 14, 2003, at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV, with the Rev. Herman Jordan officiating. Burial will follow in the Morgan Cemetery, Leon. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.