Meriwether-Decatur-Chatham County GaArchives Obituaries.....SIMS, Alice Olivia [Burdette] April 18, 1954 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie [Johnson] Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 and Linda [Burdette] Patterson mackandlinda@yahoo.com April 2, 2006, 9:43 pm Clipping of Obituary from Unnamed/Undated Newspaper Handwritten on the side of the obituary: 4/18/1954 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Valley Deaths and Funerals Mrs. Alice Sims GREENVILLE, Ga., April 21 - Mrs. Alice Burdette Sims who spent her 85 years in Meriwether County died in her home at Woodbury Easter Sunday. Mrs. Sims had been ill for more than two years. She was an active member of Antioch Baptist church, where she served as pianist for more than 60 years. She also taught in the Sunday School and was an officer in the WMS. During the lifetime of her husband, the Sims home was the home of the pastor and visiting ministers at their church. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Sims still welcomed all Christian workers. Funeral rites were conducted at Antioch Church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Ross Bell of LaGrange, former pastor, conducted the rites and was assisted by the pastor, the Rev. Ray Allen. Interment was in Woodbury Cemetery, with Gilbert Brothers in charge. Pallbearers were deacons of the church and included Julian Thompson, Fred Walton, Ben Peugh, Billy Walton, James Moultrie, Cecil Middlebrooks, Hugh Hardy, Virgil Middlebrooks, and Homer Pearson. Surviving are her eleven children, Alvin Sims, Pierce Sims, Walter Sims, Miss Blanche Sims, Woodbury, Mrs. Fannie Dee Manderson, Miss Clara Sims, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Lynn Sims, Marshall Sims, Greenville, Mrs. R. E. Wells, Bainbridge, Mrs. W. R. Lee, Savannah, Frank Sims, Titusville, Fla. Seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. (Copy of original sent to me by Linda [Burdette] Patterson May 2005 from the scrapbook of her Aunt, Lottye [Burdette] Hamilton, a First Cousin of Alice Olivia [Burdette] Sims) Additional Comments: 1900 Census - Greenville, Meriwether Co., GA; ED 42; pg. 4A Lin Sims abt 1864 GA Head Alice Sims abt 1868 GA Wife Alvin Sims abt 1888 GA Son Pearce Sims abt 1889 GA Son Fannie Sims abt 1892 GA Daughter Walter Sims abt 1894 GA Son Clara Sims abt 1895 GA Daughter Blanch Sims abt 1897 GA Daughter Paul Sims abt 1899 GA Son * 1920 Census - Woodbury, Meriwether Co., GA; ED 82; pg. 3B Leanora B Sims  abt 1863 57 married head GA GA GA Alice O Sims abt 1874 46 married wife GA GA GA Pierce Sims abt 1889 31 singled son GA GA GA Fannie O Sims abt 1894 26 singled dau GA GA GA Lin Sims abt 1899 21 singled son GA GA GA Alice Sims abt 1902 18 singled dau GA GA GA Frank Sims abt 1904 16 singled son GA GA GA Marshal Sims abt 1906 14 singled son GA GA GA Mary Sims abt 1907 13 singled dau GA GA GA * 1930 Census - Woodbury, Meriwether Co., GA; ED 4; pg. 2A Lenord B Sims abt 1865 Georgia Head Alice O Sims abt 1868   Wife D Pierce Sims abt 1890   Son Blanche L Sims abt 1898   Daughter Marshall M Sims abt 1906   Son Mary E Sims abt 1908   Daughter * Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 Name: Alice B Sims Death Date: 18 Apr 1954 County of Death: Meriwether Gender: F Race: W Age: 84 years County of Residence: Meriwether Certificate: 11224 - - - - Name: Leonard B Sims Death Date: 06 Jun 1945 County of Death: Mriwthr Gender: M Race: W Age: 83 years Certificate: 12220 Descendants of Leonard B. Sims 1 Leonard B. Sims b: 1862-1864 in Georgia d: 6 Jun 1945 in Meriwether Co., Georgia +Alice Olivia Burdette b: 1868-1869 in Meriwether Co., Georgia m: 1 Dec 1886 in Meriwether Co., Georgia d: 18 Apr 1954 in Woodbury, Meriwether Co., Georgia Burial: 20 Apr 1954 Woodbury Cemetery - Woodbury, Meriwether Co., Georgia Father: John Green Burdette Mother: Sarah Frances Sewell ~ 2 Alvin Sims b: Abt 1888 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~~ +Mattie S. ?_______ b: Abt 1894 in Georgia m: Abt 1917 Father: Mother: ~~~~ 3 William Sims b: Abt Mar 1918 ~ 2 D. Pierce Sims b: 1889-1890 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Fannie Dee Sims b: 1892-1894 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~~ +?_______ Manderson Father: Mother: ~ 2 Walter Sims b: 1894-1895 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~~ +Maude ?_______ b: Abt 1889 in Georgia m: Bef 1920 Father: Mother: ~ 2 Clara Sims b: Abt 1895 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Blanche L. Sims b: Abt 1897 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Lynn Paul Sims b: Abt 1899 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Alice Sims b: Abt 1902 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~~ +R. E. Wells Father: Mother: ~ 2 Frank Sims b: Abt 1904 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Marshall M. Sims b: Abt 1906 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Mary Sims b: Abt 1907 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~~ +W. R. Lee Father: Mother: File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/meriwether/obits/s/sims4032gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.4 Kb