Mrs. Regina Diana Simmons-Webb

Simmons-Webb, Mrs. Regina - Age 59, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 424 Kennelworth Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Rev. Ken Gillard, officiating. Friends and family will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Tuesday. Mrs. Simmons-Webb will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Monday. Regina Diana Simmons Webb was born August 31st 1963, to Perry and Corine Simmons in Flint, Michigan. She was the fifth child out of six children of the Simmons union. She was baptized and reared in the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church. There she sang in the choir, ushered, and attended Sunday school regularly. Regina's younger years, she resided in the Wood Street neighborhood where she attended John F Kennedy Elementary, Longfellow Junior High School and Flint Central High School. There she participated in several school activities including playing on the girls basketball team. She was a graduate of the class of 1981. After high school she completed courses and licenses in cosmetology before heading off to Atlanta, Georgia in 1984. to further pursue her desires to do hair. She decided to return back to Flint, where she gave birth to her only child Raven Simmons. She was a loving mother who worked diligently to provide for her daughters growth and success. Regina married Darryl Webb on October 29th 1994. She was a true Flint resident working in several fields and careers around the city. She worked with the City of Flint for 12 years, and was employed at several department and retail stores throughout the city. She was a great cook and enjoyed hosting friends and family during holidays and special gatherings. Regina enjoyed casinos and live concerts. She made lifelong friends and truly valued her time with her family. A highlight of her family time was attending family reunions all across the country, Selma, Atlanta, Niagra Falls, Louisville and Denver were a few of along the way. She made it her priority to serve and help those who were in need and assistance. Helping her sister, Linda through her various bouts of cancer, relocating her uncle, so he could be closer to his family, standing by her favorite cousin “FU FU” while she dealt with her illness, were a few of the times where she showed the power of selflessness. She truly believed and adhered to the Christian values that Paul wrote of in I Corinthians 13:13…and now abideth faith, hope, charity these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Left to mourn and celebrate the life of Regina Diana Simmons are: former husband, Darryl Webb; mother, Corine Simmons Threlkeld; daughter, Raven Simmons; brother, Byron Simmons; grandson, Bryce Simmons-Griggs; nieces, Jamila, Beonka, Deasia, and Kaejah; nephew, Yannick; grand-nieces, Jordyn and Amari; grand-nephew, JaKayne; uncle, Daniel Irby; aunt, Gloria Robinson; several cousins; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Tesha, Tammy and Pam; and soul sister, Twyla Stockman. Regina is preceded in death by her father, Perry Simmons Sr; grandparents, Viola Byrd, Jimmy Collin; aunts, Oretha Finley and Mattie Mitchell; uncles, Joseph, Charles and Robert Irby; sister, Barbara Simmons; brothers, Perry Simmons Jr, and Edmund Simmons; sister, Linda Simmons, and her dearest cousin, Cathy Irby.

Mrs. Regina Diana Simmons-Webb

August 31, 1963 - October 27, 2022