hmtl5 Jerry Denmon Sims b. 8 Mar 1935 Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma d. 16 May 2008 Baker, Okaloosa County, Florida: Gritton Genealogy

Jerry Denmon Sims

Male 1935 - 2008  (73 years)


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  • Name Jerry Denmon Sims 
    Born 8 Mar 1935  Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 May 2008  Baker, Okaloosa County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Covington County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1436  Gritton
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2018 

    Family Janet Lucille Newbrough,   b. 2 Jun 1935, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 2008, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 25 May 1958  Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Mar 1935 - Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 May 1958 - Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 May 2008 - Baker, Okaloosa County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Covington County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit from Find a Grave
      Jerry D. Sims, 73, passed away May 16, 2008, in Baker, Florida. He was born March 8, 1935, in Ada.

      Jerry married Janet Lucile Newbrough on May 25, 1958, at
      Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years. After retiring from the USAF, he worked for Vitro Services in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

      He was an active member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Florala, Alabama. He was ordained as a Deacon at Bethany Baptist Church in Crane Hill, Alabama. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating. He also enjoyed gold-mining while residing in California and Arizona.

      He was proud of his Choctaw heritage. His grandmother, Sally K. LeFlore Ward, was an original enrollee of the Choctaw Nation.

      He was preceded in death by his mother, Nellie Ward Sims; his father, D.A. Sims; and a niece, Kelly Marie Sims.

      Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Becky S. Owens and husband Donald W. and Lori Ann Fry; two sons, Jerry B. Sims and wife Karen and Dennis W. Sims and wife LeAnne; 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Shirley Krieger andhusband Steve; one brother, Kenneth Sims; three nieces and seven nephews.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.