Reuben Calvin "Sam" Sims^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1916 - 2006  (89 years)

• Name	Reuben Calvin "Sam" Sims
  Born	13 Aug 1916	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jan 2006	Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Buried	28 Jan 2006	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I129829	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Ruben Chesley "Chess" Sims,   b. 12 Dec 1842, South Carolina ,   d. 3 Dec 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Cordelia I. "Cordia" Tarwater,   b. 17 Jul 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Oct 1933  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F47899	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Trula Mae Jenkins,   b. 3 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Aug 1998  (Age 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. Evelyn Christine "Christine" Sims,   b. 13 Dec 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 2012  (Age 75 years) + 2. Frances Geraldine Sims,   b. 2 Feb 1939, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1986, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 47 years) + 3. Carolyn Faye Sims,   b. Sep 1944  (Age ~ 79 years) + 4. Betty J. Sims,   b. 16 May 1946  (Age 77 years)   5. James Larry Sims,   b. Sep 1951  (Age ~ 72 years)   6. Debbie K. Sims,   b. 20 Dec 1957  (Age 66 years)   7. Donald Keith "Donnie" Sims
  Family ID	F52161	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Aug 1916 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 26 Jan 2006 - Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 28 Jan 2006 - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 May 1946. Martha Jane Floyd obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 May 1992. Reva Ball Jenkins obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 21 May 1967. James Mack Sims obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Apr 1943. Mrs. Andy Jenkins obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Aug 1998. Trula Mae Jenkins Sims obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 26 Jan 2006. Reuben Calvin ''Sam'' Sims August 13, 1916 - January 26, 2006 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee Visitation: January 27, 2006 Service: January 28, 2006 Cemetery: Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge Reuben Calvin “Sam” Sims, age 89 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2006, at Fort Sanders-Sevier Medical Center. He graduated from Sevier County High School with high honors in 1936. He was a member of New Era Baptist Church, and retired from ALCOA after 33 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Trula Mae Jenkins Sims, daughter, Geraldine Lawson, granddaughter, Marilyn Seagle, and sons-in-laws, Jesse Bales and Bob Seagle. Survivors: Daughters and Sons-in-laws: Christine and Jimmie Dodgen Betty Seagle Carolyn Bales Debbie and Eddie Catlett Sons and Daughter-in-law: Larry and Sue Sims Donnie Sims 12 Grandchildren Many Great Grandchildren 2 Great Great Grandchildren Funeral service 2 PM Saturday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Dwayne White and Rev. Danny Sutton officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)