Allegheny County PA Archives Obituaries.....Sims, Richard L. January 1, 2008
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Valley News Dispatch, New Kensington-Tarentum-Vandergrift, PA - January 3, 2008
Richard L. Sims
Tarentum
Richard L. "Dick" Sims, 79, of Tarentum, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, in Alle-
Kiski Medical Center, Natrona Heights. He had been ill the past six weeks. He 
was born June 29, 1928, in Findley Township, a son of the late Ralph W. Sims 
Sr., who died in 1966, and Dora Belle Ross Sims, who died in 1961. He had 
lived his entire life in Tarentum. He was the maintenance supervisor for 
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, for 45 years, until his retirement 
in 1990. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, where he was a plank member of 
the maiden voyage of USS Philippine Sea Aircraft Carrier and was part of the 
crew that escorted Admiral Boyd on his Antarctica expedition. He was a member 
of Tarentum Eagles, where he was past worthy president, Tarentum Elks, 
Tarentum VFW, Tarentum Jednota, Oregon Club in Brackenridge and was a life 
member of Highland Hose. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Natrona 
Heights. He enjoyed playing euchre with the Tarentum Elks and was a very 
sociable person of many different clubs. He enjoyed being with his many 
friends and especially with his family. He is survived by his wife of 57 
years, Shirley L. (Mack) Sims; daughter, Cheryl L. (Paul) Sims-Zobisch, of 
Allen, Texas; son, Ronald S. (Annie) Sims, of Richmond, Ky.; daughter, Vickie 
D. Sims, of Tarentum; daughter, Linda J. Sims, of San Mateo, Calif.; grandson, 
Heath S. (Jessica) Thimons, of Allen, Texas; granddaughter, Brandy L. 
(Marshall) Hampton, of McKinney, Texas; grandson, Steven M. Thimons, of Allen, 
Texas; granddaughter, Renee K. (Billy) Wellinghurst, of Richmond, Ky.; 
grandson, Joshua S. (Jennifer) Sims, of Richmond, Ky.; seven, great-
grandchildren, Reece and Hailey Thimons, Marshall and Brayden Hampton, Will 
and Owen Wellinghurst and Maddie Sims; sisters, Connie Baker, of Lower 
Burrell, Audrey Wilson, of Lower Burrell;Eileen (Henry) Geahry, of Tarentum, 
and Carol (Anthony) Licata, of Arnold; brothers, Robert C. (Donna) Sims, of 
Tarentum, William B. (Patricia) Sims, of Natrona Heights, James A. (Lisa) 
Sims, of Tarentum. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, 
Betty Jane Boda; and a brother, Ralph W. Sims Jr. Relatives and friends will 
be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday in the DUSTER FUNERAL HOME INC., Tenth 
Avenue at Corbet Street, Tarentum, where services will be conducted at 10:30 
a.m. Saturday with Pastor Barbara A. Ravenstahl of Faith Lutheran Church, 
officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Gardens Indiana Township, 
where full military honors will be accorded by the Tarentum VFW. The following 
organizations will meet in the funeral home; Tarentum Elks at 6:30 p.m., 
Oregon Club at 7 p.m. Highland Hose at 7:15 p.m., Tarentum Eagles at 7:30 
p.m., all on Friday.


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