Delane Guyton Simmons

February 22, 1949 - May 8, 2020

Lyman – Delane Guyton Simmons, 71, of Lyman, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020. He was the loving husband of Dena Gray Simmons and the son of the late Grover and Annie Etheridge Simmons. Mr. Simmons served our country in the US Navy and was a welder and worked in maintenance at General Electric Aircraft in NC. He and Dena were members at Living Water Ministries in Wilmington, NC before moving to Lyman where they joined Friendship Baptist Church and Delane served as a deacon. He was very active in the Believers Because Ministries. He loved spending time with his family and friends and was an avid fisherman. In addition to his wife, Delane is survived by his children, Ethan and Kelly Simmons, and Becci and Brett Johnson; grandchildren, Ayden, Stella, and Olivia; siblings, Judy, David, and Gary; brother-in-law, Danny; and sister-in-law, Donna. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Living Waters Funeral Home & Crematory, 529 Spartanburg Hwy. S., Lyman, SC 29365. The funeral service will be 1:00 PM Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Friendship Baptist Church, 1600 Holly Springs Road, Lyman, SC 29365. Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC 29615. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friendship Baptist Church at the above address, or Believers Because Ministries, 403 Shoally Road, Boiling Springs, SC 29316.