Edward Dale Sims
March 31, 1944 to March 20, 2020

Edward Dale Sims, 75, of Valley Mills, Texas, passed away on March 22, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at Turnersville Cemetery under the direction of Foss Funeral Home and Cremation Center.  The family will hold a memorial service  at a later date.

Ed (Dale) was born in Marshall County, Alabama on March 31, l944. He graduated from Douglas High School. He had a varied life. He was a lineman for AT&T. An Artillery Surveyor at Ft. Hood and Ft. Sill while serving his country. He worked with his dad as a pulp-wood cutter. After many years as an over the road truck driver, he supported himself and his family by repairing automotive motors, doing complete rebuilds in his backyard shop. He then got a job at Gearench in Clifton, Texas and worked there as a machinist until he retired. He taught himself how to operate a computer. He became so good at it, his company asked him to build their web-pages. He started to repair other's computers as a side-line. Always a gun enthusiast, he built a thriving gun repair and reloading business that he ran out of his home. He was greatly interested in our ancestry and was early into tracing his roots.

Ed is preceded in death by his mother O. V. Sims and father J. L. (Dad) Sims, brother Rodger Sims, daughter Laquita Sims and his ex-wife and mother of his children Katie Sims (Seelye).

Ed is survived by his daughter Charlie Dunnam and husband Jeffrey of Valley Mills, Texas, his brother Allan Randy Sims and wife Sharron of Lorena, Texas, 3 grandchildren Lydia, Cassidy, and Jeremiah Dunnam of Valley Mills, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews, and other family and friends.

If you prefer to send flowers to the family you may call our local flower shop at 254-675-3444.

Ed Sims Memorial Video

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