Danette was born to Daniel and Nancy Harley in Lawton, Oklahoma,on November 12, 1959. She attended Denison High School and sangDee married James Earl Simons, nestled down, and had three sons:Jason Earl, James Daniel, and Jacob William. In addition, the two sharea daughter Angela Reston.Danette worked for Southwestern bell for several years. She then didwhat her heart was meant for, taking on the full-time role of a lovingmother to her three sons and two precious family members. There werealways extra feet under her kitchen table at mealtime because she was anexcellent cook. She was extraordinarily creative and always had homemade gifts forher neighbors, friends, and family. Anytime you were around her, you vowed to be akinder, more gentle person.Her father, William Daniel Harley, and her husband, James Earl Simons, precededher death.Danette leaves behind sons James Daniel Simons of Denison, TX, James EarlSimons and wife Helen of Geiger town, PA, Jacob William Simons and wife Eliesha ofColbert, Ok., daughter Angela Reston and wife Aspen of Anna, TX, mother Nancy Dayof Denison, TX, sister Carolyn Deann Aynes and husband Devin of Denison, TX,sister-in-law Easter Lee Parks of Forney TX, brother-in-law James Franklin Parks ofForney, TX, five grandchildren Attikus Simons, Summer Kennedy, Jett Reston, BowieReston and Brayden James Lee Parks and many other family and friends that will trulymiss her outlook on life and her warm and gentle smile.Memorial service held will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2022, at FirstBaptist Church in Denison, Texas.Condolences can be registered at www.fisherfh.com