Varion V. Simons, 86, of Niles died at 5:45AM Friday June 27, 2014 at Autumn Hills Nursing Home in Niles.

She was born April 12, 1928 in Buckhannon, West Virginia the daughter of David and Virginia Maxon Young.

Varion was a homemaker, enjoyed spending time with her family, planting flowers, bird watching and bird feeding

Her husband William M. Simons Jr. whom she married December 31, 1945 died February 26, 1988.

Varion, who was a loving grandmother, will be deeply missed by a son Stanley Simons of Niles, a daughter Sharon Dzurinda and her husband Paul of Litchfield Park, Arizona, two grandchildren, Angela Daugherty and her husband Steven and Lisa Wilkinson and her husband Zac, and two great-grandchildren, Ty Daugherty and Trey Daugherty.

Funeral services are private

Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Material contributions can be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105.

Arrangements are being handled by The Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home in Niles.