Golda Lee Fitzsimmons
Golda Lee Fitzsimmons
October 10, 1925 - March 22, 2017
Golda Lee Fitzsimmons was born October 10, 1925, as the third daughter of Rodney Lee and Iza Grelle DeSpain in Spicewood.
She died Wednesday, March 22, at the age of 91, in Savanah, Tennessee.
Raised on a farm in rural Texas, Lee was primarily a homemaker and mother after marrying Earl Joseph Fitzsimmons in 1944.
As the wife of a U.S. Air Force officer and pilot, the family traveled extensively and lived in many places in the United States, including Anchorage, Alaska, and overseas in such places as the Philippines and London, before Earl's retirement.
Lee (also affectionately known as Great Mema) was preceded in death by her parents; husband Earl; sisters Arleta Bryson and Bernatta Schnelle; and granddaughter Diana Schachle.
She is survived by her daughters; Sherian Schachle and Sandra Fitzsimmons; grandchildren Shireen (Brian) Darbyshire, Debbie (Mark) Dunaway, Vince Schachle, Daniel (Michelle) Schachle, David Schachle, Samantha (Cedric) Villenave, and Chris (Jennifer) Hegeman, 24 great grandchildren, two great, great grandchildren and beloved nephews and nieces.
The family held a private viewing in Jackson, Tennessee, at Arrington Funeral Home on Friday, March 24.
There will also be a viewing for family and friends from noon to 1 p.m. at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Burnet.
It will be followed by a graveside service with burial in Liberty Hill Cemetery under the direction of Arrington Funeral Directors, Jackson, Tennessee.
