Fred Sims

Fred L. Sims, Jr., 65, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, February 14, 2009 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Hartzog officiating. Interment will follow at Attapulgus Cemetery with Dennis Smith, Garrett Hartzog, Andy Glisson, Allen Glisson, Mark Lasseter, Danny Strickland and Adrain Hurst serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends Monday, February 16, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Fred was born April 19, 1943 in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Fred L. Sims and Frankie Lee Gunn Sims. He grew up in Milledgeville, GA and graduated from Georgia Military Preparatory School, where he excelled in several sports including football and baseball. He was a golf pro at Milledgeville Country Club for several years, served in the U. S. Army, and retired with 41 years of service to Engelhard Corporation. He was a member of Attapulgus Baptist Church. Fred was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jacquelynn O. Sims. Survivors include his son, Frank Sims of Bainbridge, GA; two daughters, Gina Sims and Jan Sims, both of Attapulgus, GA; his mother, Frankie Lee Sims of Milledgeville, GA; his sister, Angela Sims Spillers and her husband Larry of Milledgeville, GA; and three grandchildren, Aaron Talley of Attapulgus, GA, John Franklin Sims, Jr. of Bainbridge, GA and Marla Sims of Bainbridge, GA.