Jeffrey Dean Sims

SIMS, JEFFREY & HANNAH Jeffrey Dean Sims and infant daughter, Hannah Elizabeth Sims died Saturday, December 15, 2001. Services will be held at 1:30PM Wednesday, December 19th at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Randy Osborn and Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Burial will follow at Lorena Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6:00-8:00PM Tuesday, December 18th at the funeral home. In the wee hours of the morning, May 6, 2000, Hannah Elizabeth came into our lives, making our life completely blissful. She enjoyed “Pooh Bear”, “Barney” and “Bear in the Big Blue House” and all of her friends at Our Savior Lutheran Day Care, especially, Jake. Hannah, Daddy’s “little punkin” and “sweet girl” went home with him to be with our Lord and Savior. Jeff was a loving husband and father to Holli and Hannah and paid special tribute to his deceased father on their wedding day. He cared deeply for his entire family and was always willing to help anyone. He loved animals, especially homeless dogs and cats. He had a great sense of humor, enjoyed crossword puzzles and working on his various cars. He was president of the Texas RX7 Club in Austin. Jeff was a Christian and a member of Kendrick Lane Baptist Church. As a young boy, he was close to his pastor, Rev. J.A. Haley and family who had a direct influence on his Christian upbringing. He graduated from Lorena High School in 1985 and attended MCC and TSTC where he received several flight awards and his private pilot’s license. He loved flying, but went on to finish school at Texas A & M University, graduating in 1995 from the School of Engineering majoring in Industrial Distribution. He had worked for Sepco Company in Houston and later Smith Pump Company in Austin. He was a wonderful role model to his nieces and nephews and they all loved playing and sharing time with Hannah. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his father and Hannah’s grandfather, David E. Sims July 27, 1994, grandparents and great grandparents, Charles E. and Ora Mae Sims and Clay Kyle Taylor. Jeffrey is survived by his wife, Holli, his mother, Elaine Sims, grandmother, Alene Taylor of Lott, his brothers, David Kyle Sims and wife, Debbie and Steven Gregg Sims and wife, Sandra all of Lorena, nephews, Kyle Sims, Cole Sims and Travis Sims, niece, Erin Sims, mother-in-law, Linda Liles of Waco and many beloved aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Hannah is survived by her mother, Holli Sims, grandmothers, Elaine Sims and Linda Liles, great grandmother, Alene Taylor, uncles, Christopher Crawley and wife, Donna and their daughter, Helen, David Kyle Sims and wife, Debbie and their sons, Kyle and Travis and Steven Gregg Sims and wife, Sandra and their son, Cole and their daughter, Erin. Pallbearers will be Rusty Platt, Lance Platt, Trevor Robison, Trent Taylor, Eric Platt, and Randy William. Honorary pallbearers are David Sims, Steve Sims, Kyle, Cole and Travis Sims. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Kendrick Lane Baptist Church or Fuzzy Friends Rescue. My Dearest Husband, I fell asleep last night thinking of you. And of course, those dreams, those bittersweet longings, were still with me when I awakened. Being in love with you is the most wonderful thing that’s ever happened to me but being apart from you is the most difficult. It’s like knowing there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and knowing it can’t be ours…..not yet. In the meantime, I’ll pretend you and Hannah are here, that we’re together, laughing and loving…..One day soon we will be together. Until then, I’ll see you both in my dreams, my love. Your loving wife, Holli WILKIRSON-HATCH-BAILEY