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   Gatesville Messenger June 1982 MRS. SIMS' RITES HELD
   Services  for  Mrs.  L. A. (Ora Fay) Sims, 66, of Gatesville were held
   May 8 at Scott's Funeral Home chapel. Rev. D.W. Copeland conducted the
   rites, and burial was in Restland Cemetery.
   Mrs.  Sms,  a  Coryell  County  resident most of her life and a former
   employee  of  the  Gatesville State School for Boys, died May 6 in the
   local hospital.
   Born  July  26, 1915, in Ellis County, she came to Coryell County as a
   child  with  her parents, the late Gilbert and Pickney Taylor, and was
   reared  in the Jonesboro community. She was married to Lindsey A. Sims
   on April 6, 1932.
   They  had  made  their home in Gatesville the last 38 years. Mrs. Sims
   was  a  laundry  supervisor  at the State School for a number of years
   before  ill  health forced her retirement in 1973. She was a member of
   the Calvary Baptist Church.
   Survivors  include  her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Lelan Fay Brown of
   Gatesville;  four  brothers,  Loyd  Taylor  and  Arvin Taylor, both of
   Gatesville,  Troy  Taylor  of  Mart  and Clayton Taylor of Graham; two
   sisters,  Mrs.  Jewell Anthony of Avalon and Mrs. Kelsie Ashley of New
   Mexico; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
   Pallbearers  for  Mrs.  Sims' funeral were Jerry Petree, Johnny Wolff,
   Raby Baker, Billy Joe Herring, Steve Kopec and Otto Wolff.