Platt's Funeral Home (N. Belair Rd.)
Mrs. Maxine Smith Sims, 88, of Augusta GA went home to be with her Lord on October 20, 2020. She had been a resident of Brandon Wilde Retirement Community in Evans, GA for the past 14 years.
Mrs. Sims was born on August 27, 1932, in Atlanta, GA to Joseph Daniel and Maude Howell Smith, the 7th of 8 children. In 1935 the family moved to Augusta, GA, where Maxine attended Joseph Lamar Elementary School and Tubman High School. She also attended Mercer University in Macon, GA. In 1952 Maxine married Paul Lofton Sims, Jr., and together they had four children. She lived in Fernandina Beach, FL with her husband and family for 30 years. While there, she attended First Baptist Church, where she was in WMU, taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, and worked with the Senior Citizens Ministry.
Maxine and Paul retired and returned to their beloved Augusta in 1990. They reconnected with all their friends at National Hills Baptist Church, where she was a member of The Gleaners Sunday School Class.
She is survived by her daughter, Debbie S. Barrios (Roger) of Marietta, GA; her daughter, Donna S. Fender of Fernandina Beach, FL; her son, Duane P. Sims of Grovetown, GA; her son, Daryl W. Sims (Kathryn) of Buford, GA; five grandchildren, Brian Barrios, Lindsay Barrios, Mitchell Fender, Kristen Fender, and Caleb Sims; and four great grandchildren, Cameron Barrios, Ethan Barrios, Grayson Barrios, and Rhett Fender.
Visitation will be Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Platts Funeral Home, Belair Road Chapel. Funeral service will follow the visitation at 2:00 PM in the chapel at Platts , followed by burial at Westover Memorial Park.
Please sign the guestbook and send condolences at www.plattsfuneralhome.com
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