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John Earl Sims

15 Jan 1942 – 18 Jun 1961

Birth	15 Jan 1942
Death	18 Jun 1961
Cemetery	Forsyth Cemetery Forsyth , Rosebud County , Montana , USA
Added by	Karen Griswold Stroh on 19 Apr 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68601843

Bio

SOURCE: Death Certificate: ''''''''''''''''''''''''' The Billings Gazette, MT. 6/20/1961 Tuesday Page 6 Sims Services Set at Forsyth. FORSYTH. MT.----- Services for John Earl Sims, 19-year-old Forsyth youth killed in a car accident Sunday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beals Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Larson of the Federated Church officiating. Burial will be in the Veterans Plot of Forsyth Cemetery, Forsyth, MT., with services by the Forsyth Chapter DeMolay and the Veterans Organization of Miles City. He was born Jan. 15, 1942, in Raton, N.M., a son of John W. and Lois Sims. He lived in California and Oregon before coming to Forsyth in 1946. Mr. Sims attended schools in Forsyth and graduated from Hardin High School in 1960. Mr. Sims married the former Tanja Toms in Forsyth, April 16, 1960. He enlisted in the Navy Aug. 8, 1960. Survivors include the widow, a daughter Evelyn Ann of Forsyth, a sister Miss Janet Sims of Denver, CO.; the parental grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Sime Miles City and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Dotson of Casper, WY.

Inscription

NEW MEXICO MMIA US NAVY

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Family

Parents

• John William "JW" Sims 1920–1989
• Lois Eathyl Dotson Sims 1926–1964

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