Eleanor Lee Simons, 77, of Spring Hill, Florida Passed away on February 5th, 2022 from complications of Cancer and Covid. It wasn’t a long period for her illness and very sudden. She is survived by her husband Charles Beury Simons; brother Ted Spaeth; sister Suzanne Marinell. She had five step children, Derek Simons, Charles Simons Jr., James Simons, Linda Camerino, Alan Simons.

Ellee devoted her life to helping her family, friends and community. She treated everyone she met with warmth, respect, generosity and compassion. Her career was as a housing specialist in affordable housing in Newark, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wiscasset, Maine. She also helped her husband, Beury when he was island superintendent on Squirrel Island, Maine for four years. She was a lifelong advocate for civil rights, including being Philadelphia’s press secretary for Martin Luther King, Jr. Wherever she lived, she was active in their church and spent many years helping run the food pantry in Waldoboro, Maine. She took a great interest in the lives of all her extended family’s children as well as enjoying many years working at Camp Dark Waters in New Jersey.  She made the world a better place wherever she was with her dedication and beautiful spirit.