Larry W. Sims^{[1, 2]}

1942 - 2015  (73 years)

• Name	Larry W. Sims
  Born	12 Mar 1942
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Nov 2015  [3]
  Buried	22 Nov 2015	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I72270	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Paul Worth Sims,   b. 15 Mar 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Aug 1986  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Jessie Large,   b. 20 Jun 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 4 May 2000, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F23847	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carolyn
  Married	Abt 1967
  Children	1. Gary Eugene Sims   2. Amy Sims
  Family ID	F26897	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 22 Nov 2015 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Mountain Press, 6 May 2000. Jessie Large Sims Obituary. [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Apr 1999. Myra Harmon Sims obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 17 Nov 2015. March 12, 1942 - November 17, 2015 Resided in Pigeon Forge, TN Larry W. Sims, age 73, of Pigeon Forge, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Larry was of the Baptist faith. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing and hunting. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Jessie Sims. Survivors: Wife of 48 years: Carolyn Sims Son and daughter-in-law: Gary and Robbie Sims Daughter: Amy Sims Grandchildren: Chelsea Burnett and husband Zack, Cassidy Sims, Heather Sims, Larry Mack Sims, and Lil D. Great grandchildren: Canyan and Jayden Burnett, Crew Rader, and baby Burnett Sister and brother-in-law: Brenda Rudder and husband Joe Special friends: Kevin Rader, Dennis Sutton, Tim Sanderson, Mike and Libby Huffstetler and family, and several special cousins and friends In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Knoxville Office, 900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 200, Knoxville, TN 37915 or Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, 312 Prince Street, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family will receive friends 2-4:45 PM Saturday with a funeral service to follow at 5 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Sanderson officiating. Interment 2 PM Sunday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with military honors provided by American Legion Post #104. Pallbearers will be Alan Loy, Dennis Sutton, Jimbo Whaley, Scott Hensley, Scott Seaton, Kevin Rader, Zack Burnett, David McGill. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ray Ball, Johnny Gossett, Harold Loveday, Larry Whaley, Gary Whaley, Bill King, C.L. Fleming. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.