Charles Neil Sims Sr.

funeral director and owner, Sims Funeral Home, Douglas, Georgia, died January 22, 2025, at age 90. After graduating from high school, Sims was accepted to The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina in Charleston. He earned numerous honors and upon graduation was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery. He later joined the Georgia National Guard and fulfilled his commitment at the rank of captain.

Sims graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and returned to Douglas, where he joined Sims Funeral Home and began his 65-year career in funeral service. He also served Douglas and the Coffee County community as coroner for 35 years and on Farmers Bank Board of Directors. Sims was president of the Douglas Lions club, where he was a member for more than 50 years and a Melvin Jones Fellow.

He is survived by children Mary Lou and Charles Jr., brother David, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.