Susie Lee Sims
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Susie Lee Sims, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA. Susie was born on April 12, 1929, of the late Raymond Lee and the late Mary Emma Hickox Lee in Hoboken, Georgia. She was born and raised in a farming community, one of twenty-one children. After graduation from high school in Hoboken, she moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and was employed by Winn-Dixie in their corporate offices. She met and married the man of her dreams, her late husband Wiley O. Sims. The Air Force soon moved the couple to Chicago, Illinois. Through Wiley's employment with Kraft Foods, the couple moved to many destinations. Along the way, they had four children, Wiley Keith Sims, Lindsay Wade Sims, Susan Sims Marshall, and Julia Sims Harris. Susie poured herself into her role as a wife, homemaker, and loving mother. One of the family's favorite home places was Savannah, Georgia. With three children in college, and one still in elementary school, Susie began her career in accounting. Even with her busy life, Susie found time to take college courses. Kraft Foods eventually moved the family to Tampa, Florida where they spent 19 fulfilling years. They forged many lifelong friendships and devoted themselves to service through their church. Susie also utilized her talent for numbers with a Tampa accounting firm, as a valuable part of the firm for many years. Susie always regarded this time with great fondness. After retirement, Wiley and Susie moved closer to their daughters in Marietta, Georgia. They enjoyed the freedom of retirement, and the blessings of an ever-expanding family. Widowed in 2017, Susie remained a beloved and integral part of the family, continuing to be active and involved in their lives through her remaining years. Susie enjoyed creative pursuits in her later years, composing several short stories regarding her family memories. She was much loved by her family, an absolute delight with her sunny disposition and positive outlook - a joy to all who knew her.
Susie is survived by her son Wiley Keith Sims and wife Kam of Tampa, Florida, son Lindsay Wade Sims and wife Kay of Tampa, daughter Susan Sims Marshall and husband Greg of Kennesaw, Georgia, and daughter Julia Sims Harris and husband Gary of Powder Springs, Georgia, as well as thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.