Thelma L. Simmons, 95, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at home on June 9, 2021. She was born to the late Arthur and Dorothy Smith, March 26, 1926, in Liverpool, Ohio. She married the late Edwin Simmons in 1946, and they lived together in Claymont, Delaware for 50 years. Thelma is survived by her daughter, Lou Ann Wagner and her husband, Dale of Millsboro; her son, Robert E. and his wife Loretta of Newark, her son, David F. Simmons of California; her grandchildren, Ashley Tulowitzki, Kelley Bradford (Nathan), Tamara Abrams (Joe), Guy Stewart IV (Megan) and Kyle Stewart; her great-grandchildren, Juliette and Lillian Tulowitzki, Adeline Bradford, Sophia and Skyler Abrams, Guy Stewart V and Casey Stewart. Thelma was predeceased by her husband in 2005. Thelma was a member of the Grace Notes Singing Group performing for many local organizations and a longtime member of the Atonement Methodist Church choir in Claymont. She was a talented seamstress, making skating outfits for professional ice skaters. Thelma was quite the dresser. She had a plethora of jewelry that she found joy in matching to her outfit of the day. Cats and butterflies were a part of many of these ensembles. A service will take place on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm at the Veterans Cemetery in Bear, Delaware.