- Date Of Death: December 16, 2015
- State: Alabama
Grover W Sims, Gunnery Sgt. USMC, 87 years old, retired from this world on December 16, 2015 and is with Jesus today. He served in WWII and the Korean War along with 13 years of service with the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 907 He was an Alabama Highway Patrolman and Deputy Sheriff with Jefferson County. He was a true warrior, patriot, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. This man was a part of the Greatest Generation. Semper Fidelis. He is preceded in death by his son, Robert Sims; and sisters, Kate Wheeler, Sally Mae Vinson. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Lela Williamson Sims; son, Grover “Bill” Sims; sister, Alice Hardy; grandchildren, Scott, April, Chris, Blake Sims, and Ashley Sims Day; great grandchildren, Ryan Sims, Aiden Day, Regan Sims,Olivia Tayler and Mary Brooke Sims.
