Jonesboro- Karen Simmons, 74, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012 in Little Rock. She was born April 18, 1937 in Springfield, Missouri to the late Ed and Faye Ray. She lived most of her life in Jonesboro. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker and a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She is survived by a daughter, Teresa Wheeler of Maumelle; a sister, Patsy Keathley of N. Little Rock; two grandsons, Matthew Wheeler of Atlanta,...