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Elaine Simmons Holden was born June 23, 1949 and passed away at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. She was 62, a native of Independence and a resident of Amite.

Elaine is survived by her daughter, Sabrina Polezcek and husband Ronnie, Amite; son, Billy Brabham, Amite; 4 step-daughters, Brenda Arnone and husband Michael, Osyka, MS, Linda Smith and husband Donald, Amite, Glenda Cox and husband Troy, Amite & Mary Thauex, Amite; 3 sisters, Dorothy Montgomery and husband James, Denham Springs, Ara Jane Westmoreland and husband Alton, Denham Springs & Ruth Simmons, Amite; 3 brothers Boyce Otis Simmons, Amite; James C. Simmons and wife Vernia, Amite & Wayne Simmons and wife Bobbie, Ponchatoula; 19 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by her husband, Dewitt Holden, parents John & Audrey Miller Simmons; brother, Gerald Simmons & step-daughter, Flora Mae Miley.

Visitation at McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home Amite, on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Rev Wayne Miley officiating. Interment in Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Roseland, LA.

An on-line-Guestbook is available at www. mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N (Exit 46) and Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash, Bond Eye Clinic and Holiday Inn Express.

Jesus took her peacefully from her home in East Fork on February 19, 2012 at 5:28 a.m. She was born December 25, 1938 in Kentwood and was 73 years of age. Dell retired from Carter’s Insurance after 19 years. She came home to devote her time to her growing family. She loved being a grandmother and especially a great-grandmother. She is survived by one son, Wilson Phillips of Natchez, MS, two daughters, Sharon Phillips of Kentwood, and Charlene Blades and her husband, Dewayne “Skip” of Kentwood, four grandchildren, Jim Willson and J. J. Willson of Houston, TX, Monica Smith and her husband, David of Kentwood, and Roseanne Needham and her husband, J. B. of Kentwood, two step-grandchildren, Daniel Blades and Katherine Blades of Kentwood, three great-grandsons, Trea Smith, Jake Smith, and Jed Needham, one step-great-granddaughter, Raven Blades, two brothers, Layne Sanders and his wife, Virginia of Kentwood, and Bobby Dykes of Kentwood. Preceded in death by her loving husband of 27 years, John Irvin “J.I.” Phillips and her parents, Sally Alma Dykes and Harold McCoy Sanders. Pallbearers will be Travis Day, Terry Travis, Brantley Taylor, Michael Sanders, Will Sanders and Ryan Norrell. Visitation at Pine Ridge Methodist Church, Kentwood, from 8 a.m. until religious services at 12 Noon on Monday, February 20, 2012. Services conducted by Bro. Vince Estes, Bro. Mike Shumock, & Bro. Don Meadows. Interment Pine Ridge Cemetery, Kentwood. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

A resident of Kentwood she died on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at her home.

Arrangements are incomplete with McKneely Funeral Home, Amite.