Source,Rutland Vt.Herald--Fri.Oct. 9, 1953 BRANDON, Vt. Oct. 8--Mrs. Lillian Donaghy Simonds, 69, wife of William T. Simonds, first selectman in Brandon, Vt., died suddenly at her home here tonight.She was born in Ferdinand, Quebec, May 15,1884, daughter of John and Margaret (Williamson) Donaghy. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Eastern Star, and St. Thomas Auxiliary. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Russell W. Simonds of St. Albans, Vt. ; two daughters, Mrs. Curtis S. Crosby of Whiting, Vt., and Mrs. Merle S. Moffatt of Brandon, Vt.; a sister, Mrs. Harry B. Woods of Northfield, Vt.; and seven grandchildren. The body will be at the Simonds home at 7 Union st., where friends may call. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in St. Thomas Church, the Rev. Robert Riemenschneider officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.