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Fort Smith, AR | 72901
479-646-5555
700 Jefferson St.
Van Buren, AR | 72956
479-474-2523
Jerry Sims
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Obituary for Jerry Lee Sims

Jerry Lee  Sims
Jerry Lee Sims, 40, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 in his home. He was born on April 25, 1978 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Mitchell and Vicki (Curd) Sims. He was an honor graduate of Southside High School. He was a lover of cats, especially big cats. Jerry was a former manager of Pizza Parlor on Rogers Avenue and current salesperson for Harris Siding. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Funeral service is 2:00PM, Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel of Fort Smith with burial to follow in Mt. View Cemetery with Reverend Steve Stewart officiating.
He is survived by his wife Darla of Fort Smith; his mother Vicki Graves and her husband Alvin of Barling, AR; a sister Rachel Cometseveh of Sallisaw, OK; his maternal grandmother, Syble Curd of Fort Smith, AR; a half-brother Ross Stern of Manhattan, NY; a half-sister Carmen Sims of Fort Smith, AR; two aunts, Teresa Stewart of Bentonville, AR and Terri McFarland of Fort Smith, AR and several cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers are Terry Wright, John Flurry, Tim and Jamie Nguyen, Matt West and Brandon Luckenbaugh.
The family visitation is 5-7PM on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, 239 Turpentine Creek Lane, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 or at www.turpentinecreek.org.


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