- Date Of Birth: May 9, 1941
- Date Of Death: January 18, 2019
- State: Florida
Shirley Ann Bellew-Sims, age 77 of Navarre, Florida, went to her heavenly home on January 18, 2019, after an extended illness with CHF. Shirley has an amazing relationship with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that kept her faith strong and gave her peace during her battle with heart disease.
Shirley was born to Oscar Levi and Vester Lou Bellew on May 9, 1941. She was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama, and was the oldest of nine children.
She was preceded in death by her loving parents, Oscar and Vester Bellew; her siblings, Patsy, Peggy and Judie; her husband, Claude Jr. Sims Sr. of 61 years; her daughters, Cheryl and Melissa Sims; and her great-grandson, Jeremiah Sims.
She is survived by her sons, Sidney Sims and wife Ann, Jay Sims and wife Guy, Joel Sims and wife Susan; her daughter, Michelle Sims-Jackson and husband Scot; her siblings, Mary Bellew Stanfield, Nancy Bellew Smith, Louise Bellew Propes, Ronald Bellew, and Earl Bellew; her grandchildren, Wendy Mills, Patrick Sims, Melanie Sims, Nathan (Scott) Sims, Josh Sims, Andrew (Drew) Jackson, Ivy Fields, Cody Cotten, Christopher Sims, Kevin Sims, Becka Simmons, Joseph Sims, Melissa Sims; great-grandchildren, Zoi, Jewlie, Kaiden, Broden, Aiden, Bentley, Madalynn, Kytaya, Caleb, Logan, Olivia, Michael, Sarah, Rebecca, Johnny, Levi, Lucas, Tristian, Peyton, Brooklynn, Liam, Ezrah, Isaiah, Luke and numerous nieces and nephews whom she loved very much.
