Jack Sims

Jack Claude Sims, age 88 of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Sunday, July 10, 2022, in a local hospital. Jack was born November 4, 1933, in Miller County, Arkansas, and had been a lifetime resident. He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church and was retired from Cooper Tire and Rubber Company. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Jean Sims, a granddaughter, Shelli Calicott one sister, Mildred Jewell, and two brothers, J. W. Sims and Millard Sims. Survivors include his wife, Jan Giles Sims of Texarkana, Arkansas, three daughters, Jackie (Doug) Knight of Spokane Valley, Washington, Becky (Ron) McDaniel of Texarkana, Texas, and Debbie (Ricky) Reel of Texarkana, Arkansas, two sons, Duma (Evelyn) Sims and Ricky (Tammy) Sims of Texarkana, Arkansas, one step daughter, Kristin (David) Parker of Genoa, Arkansas, one step son, Woody (Liz) Giles of Fouke, Arkansas, three sisters, Betty Ann Brown of Texarkana, Arkansas; Faye Purifoy of Genoa, Arkansas; Shirley Duncan of Genoa, Arkansas; eighteen grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Jack was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather. According to the tales he told, he was the world’s best fisherman ever! A celebration of his life will be at 10:00 A. M. Thursday at the Texarkana Arkansas Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wallace Edgar officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 PM until 8 PM Wednesday. The family will be at the home of Duma and Evelyn Sims, MC 66, Texarkana, Arkansas.