WINDER – Edward Earl Sims, 68, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
He was the son of Marion Edge Sims of Winder and the late Lorenzia Sims. He was a warehouse operator with Windstream with 35 years of service and was a veteran of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Sims was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Sims Clark; and sister, Carol Sims Burgess.
Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife of 46 years, Michelle Sims, Winder; son, Mike (Melanie) Sims, Winder; daughter, Holly Denise Sims, Winder; sisters, Wanda Jones, Monroe, Brenda (Jimmy) Sims Ku, Marietta, Glenda (William) Sims Fleming, Winder, and Dot Sims Matthews, Winder; and one granddaughter, Ashley McCall Sims.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at the Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. John Burchfield officiating. Interment will follow in Barrow Memorial Gardens in Winder. The family will be receiving friends on Friday evening, May 20, from 5 until 9 p.m., at the funeral home.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is entrusted with the arrangements.