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Simkins Obituary
Paula Harriet Simkins, 85, of Hordville, died Monday, October 11, 2021 at Azria Nursing Home in Central City. Funeral services will be Friday, October 15, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Solt-Wagner Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, October 15, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. In keeping with her wishes, she will be cremated and there will be a private graveside ceremony at a later date in Crown Point, Indiana at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home in Memorial Gardens.
Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated to the South Pacific WW II Museum, and condolences can be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral.com.
Paula was born on May 31, 1936 in Hammond, Indiana to Carl and Lorene (Hankins) Simkins. She married Clyde Albert Means on June 5, 1954. He died on September 3, 2005. Paula enjoyed her life and loved taking care of her pets. She also had a flair for drawing portraits, gardening, and putting puzzles together. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, homemaker, and worker in the manufacturing sector. Most of all she loved her family and instilled in her sons strong values that have served them well. She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts. She will always be remembered as one of those gems you just can’t replace.
She admired and was grateful to her doctors, nurses, and staff at Regional, St. Francis Hospital, and Azria Nursing Homes in Grand Island and Central City.
Paula loved her family and just about everyone became family. She loved and thought the world of her brothers – Carl (Dianna) Simkins of Wadesville, IN and Kevin Simkins of Crown Point, IN. She passionately loved her five sons and treasured the women who became her daughter-in-laws and their children – Randy Means of St. Charles, IL; Les (Catherine) Means of Winter Haven, FL; Mike Means of Cherokee Village, AR; Matt (Sherri) Means of Hordville; and Mark (Diane) Means of Grand Island; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
She cherished and missed those who went before her: parents; sister Joanne Simkins; uncle Lester Simkins KIA on February 7, 1943 in WWII South Pacific; granddaughter Jesrael Means; daughter-in -law Evelyn Means.
