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Edna Arlene Simmers Diehl, 95, of Mount Crawford, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
Edna was born April 18, 1914, in Linville, and was a daughter of the late Homer J. and Sybil Cunningham Simmers.
She was a member of Mill Creek Church of the Brethren and also attended Bethany UMC in Burketown. She was a housewife and lived at Willow Estates for the past two years. Edna also worked in the cafeteria at Sunnyside Retirement Home for many years.
On Nov. 9, 1935, she married Melvin Clark Diehl, who preceded her in death on June 5, 1995. She is also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Faith Meredith Diehl, two brothers, Paul and Warner Simmers, and a sister, Sada Knicely.
She is survived by three sons, William L. \"Bill\" Diehl and wife, Nancy, of Mount Crawford, Kenneth W. Diehl and wife, Delores, of Mount Crawford, and Meredith R. Diehl of Greenville, Va.; a daughter, Phyllis A. Hensley and companion, Ray Clemmer, of Staunton; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Alma Shirey and Goldie Bennett; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at the Kyger Funeral Home Chapel in Harrisonburg with the Rev. Bradey McMullen and Pat Lamb officiating. Interment will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grottoes Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1187, Grottoes, VA 24441.
Online condolences may be sent to Edna\'s family by visiting www.kygers.com.
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