In Memory Of
Carolyn Beryl Simkins
1942
2021
Carolyn Beryl Simkins
September 24, 1942 — November 27, 2021
Carolyn Beryl Simkins, 79, of Cheyenne, went home to the Lord on November 27, 2021.
Carolyn was born in Cheyenne on September 24, 1942 to Lora Evelyn (Kinnison) Maulfair and Charles Edward Stone. She attended Mount Saint Gertrude High School in Boulder, Colorado.
Carolyn was married to the love of her life, Herbert Joe Simkins, for 52 years. Together they raised their four children in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming where she worked at the Pine Bluffs Post as a typesetter. She retired from the U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service. As a polio survivor she was proud to have served on the Mayor's Council for People with Disabilities and to be Chairman of the Wyoming Polio Network.
She enjoyed many hobbies including crafting, reading, and coloring, but her greatest joy was her family.
Carolyn is survived by her children, Lorenda Altenbern of Cheyenne, Dr. Teresa Simkins of Valdosta, Georgia, Salli Portz (Jim) of Cheyenne, and David Simkins (Belinda) of Buckeye, Arizona; grandchildren, Andrew, Adam and Alex Simkins, Brittany Sherman (Tevis), Ashley Powell (Brian), Kerensa Panknin (Jordan), and Cameron Aris; and 10 great grandchildren.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Joe Simkins; parents, Lora Evelyn Maulfair and Charles Edward Stone; and an infant brother, Charles Edward Stone, Jr.
Private services will be held.
Carolyn was born in Cheyenne on September 24, 1942 to Lora Evelyn (Kinnison) Maulfair and Charles Edward Stone. She attended Mount Saint Gertrude High School in Boulder, Colorado.
Carolyn was married to the love of her life, Herbert Joe Simkins, for 52 years. Together they raised their four children in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming where she worked at the Pine Bluffs Post as a typesetter. She retired from the U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service. As a polio survivor she was proud to have served on the Mayor's Council for People with Disabilities and to be Chairman of the Wyoming Polio Network.
She enjoyed many hobbies including crafting, reading, and coloring, but her greatest joy was her family.
Carolyn is survived by her children, Lorenda Altenbern of Cheyenne, Dr. Teresa Simkins of Valdosta, Georgia, Salli Portz (Jim) of Cheyenne, and David Simkins (Belinda) of Buckeye, Arizona; grandchildren, Andrew, Adam and Alex Simkins, Brittany Sherman (Tevis), Ashley Powell (Brian), Kerensa Panknin (Jordan), and Cameron Aris; and 10 great grandchildren.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Joe Simkins; parents, Lora Evelyn Maulfair and Charles Edward Stone; and an infant brother, Charles Edward Stone, Jr.
Private services will be held.
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