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Thelma Sims

Female 1908 - 1995  (87 years)


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  • Name Thelma Sims 
    Born 11 Feb 1908  Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Dec 1995  Baton Rogue Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Aft 2 Dec 1995  Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rogue, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Lakeside Mausoleum
    Person ID I2976  Guido Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2019 

    Father Willis M. Sims,   b. Abt 1869, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Dec 1995  (Age < 126 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Cornelia,   b. Abt 1871, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Dec 1995  (Age < 124 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1890  [1
    Family ID F1093  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucius John Andrews,   b. 2 Nov 1905, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1982  (Age 76 years) 
    Children 
     1. L.B. Andrews
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F1090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Thelma Sims Andrews, 87

      DEATHS
      Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - Monday, December 4, 1995

      Died 1 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 1995, at her residence in Baton Rouge. She was 87, a resident of Baton Rouge since 1912 and a native of Port Allen. She worked with youth programs for First Baptist Church and the Judson Association throughout her life. Visiting was held at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida Blvd., 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at the funeral home 8:30 a.m. until religious services in the chapel at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Kelly Fitzgerald. Entombment in Greenoaks Lakeside Mausoleum. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Lowry B. and Sidney J. Lacy Jr., Baton Rouge; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Dalton F. Sims Sr., Mrs. Jane Weaver and Mrs. Charles Andres; a brother-in-law, Oran O'Neil Andrews; three grandchildren,Sidney J. Lacy III, Timothy Michael and Charmaine Marie Lacy; five great-grandchildren, Beth Ann Walsh, John Caldwell Lacy, Kathleen Amelie Lacy, Shea Joshua Lacy and Malaika Leigh Lacy; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Lucius J. Andrews; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis M. Sims; a sister, Arta Sims Sheldon; and four brothers, Claude, Sitman, Samuel and Dalton Sims. Pallbearers will be John, Tim and Caldwell Lacy, D.F. Sims, Eric Halpern and Eric Crake. Honorary pallbearers are Dr.Robert St. Amant, Dr. Dalton Oliver, Dr. Vic Oliver and Robert "Bobby" Duncan. She was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. Memorial donations may be made to the Broadmoor Baptist Church youth programs.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Federal Census (1910).

    2. [S39] Obituary.