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Sims Jean
Don
January 9, 1934 – January 26, 2009
Homegoing services for Mrs. Don Jean Sims "Donnie" of 3405 E. 24th Avenue, who passed away Monday, January 26, 2009, will be held Saturday, January 31st, 2:00 p.m., Aikens Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Louis Shepherd, officiating. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery. Don Jean was born January 9, 1934 in Shreveport, Louisiana and a longtime resident of Tampa. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, working in the yard, cooking, taking care of animals, watching out for the children in the neighborhood, dancing and music. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emmett and Rosa Mary (McCray) Williams and brothers, Emmett Williams, Jr. and Robert George Williams. She leaves to cherish her memories: her husband, Elmore A. Sims, Jr.; children, Yyony Sims Redd (James), Kasony Sims, Elmore A. Sims, III, Zezony Sims (Leonard) and Qquony Sims Davis (Karl); grandchildren, Robert L. Fisher, Maurice Beckford, Marquis Robinson, Jairus Redd, Jacob Redd, Latonya, Latoya and Quanisha Sims and Ariel; a host of great grandchildren; brother, Robert Charles Williams; sisters, Dorothy Mae Williams (Clyde), San Antonio and Debra Whitworth, Shreveport, LA; cousin, Betty Parker-Warrior, Los Angeles, CA; friends, Augustina Gibbons (Dirk) and Gloria Jean Robinson Young of Shreveport, LA. The remains will repose at Aikens Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. The funeral cortege will arrange from 3405 E. 24th Avenue.
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