On January 14, 2008 FLORENCE BETTY SIMMONS. Friends may visit at the Gary P. March Funeral Home, 270 Fred Hilton Pass on Friday 3 to 7 P.M. Mrs. Ellington will lie in state at The Morgan State University Christian Center, 4307 Hillen Road, Saturday 2 p.m. Homegoing Celebration at 3 p.m. Further services and interment in Greensboro, NC on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Ministry of Comfort by Gary P. March Funeral Home.