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Submitted: 2/13/24 • Approved: 2/16/24 • Last Updated: 2/19/24 • R1519479-G1519478-S3
Shirley
June 14, 1943 - December 11, 2022
Forest
August 31, 1955 - July 15, 2019
Shirley Sims, 79, of Hot Springs passed away in Hot Springs on Sunday, December 11, 2022.
She was born on June 14, 1943 in Walnut Valley, Garland County, Arkansas to the late Bert and Sylvania Breshears Graves.
She was of the Pentecostal Faith.
She was predeceased by her parents, two husbands, Delmar Bates and Forest Sims, brother, Wayne Graves, Sisters, Joann Graves, Pat Caldwell, Roberta Rodgers and Beverly Speers.
Survivors include three sons: Randy (Susie) Bates of Hollis, Arkansas, Rick Cockrell of Bonnerdale, AR and Donnie Bates of Hot Springs, one daughter, Julie Gamerdinger, Hot Springs Village, two brothers, Roger (Ann) Graves of Hot Springs and Billy (Dee) Graves of Lonsdale, AR and one sister, Ramona Robbins of Hot Springs Village.
Graveside services will be held on Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Morning Star Cemetery with Brother Dillard Speers officiating.
Contributed on 2/13/24 by debbraszymanski
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