Rochelle Simmons

Rochelle Simmons, born August 16, 1959, began her new life with her Heavenly Father “Yahweh” at an early age, on November 12, 2014. She was the daughter of Julia Sowell and Charles Hughes, Sr. She was born the second of four children. She was preceded in death by her older sister, Sharon Hughes.
Rochelle was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Withrow High School, where she excelled on the girls basketball team. Always a “tomboy” as a youth, she was an accomplished “Ballerina” and performed on stage at the Univer- sity of Cincinnati. She attended the College of Mount Saint Joseph to become a paralegal. She was a trailblazer as one of the few female cement masons.
Rochelle’s love of the Lord permeated her entire life as reflected in active participation as an Eastern Star.
In recent years, Rochelle converted to the Hebrew Israelite faith which arose from her passion for spi- ritual reading and research of scripture. Her other passions were for her grandchildren and family. Rochelle is renowned for her loving kindness.
She leaves to cherish her memories: a loving Hebrew husband, Ben Yisrael; her parents, Julia and Charles; three daughters, Ann, Ciara and
Christina; her two brothers, Charles Jr. and Curtis; seven grandchildren, David Jr., Alaysia, Kamora, JaLeah, Ronald, Julianna and Ilah; and a host of cousins and friends.