A Celebration Service
Honoring the Life and Legacy
of
Mr. Raymond Marty Sims
Sunrise: Sunset:
September 29, 1951 March 3, 2021
Saturday, March 13, 2021
~ 3:30 p.m. ~
Legacy Funeral Home
8968 Fayetteville Road
Jonesboro, Georgia 30238
Bishop Albert Lindsey, Jr.
Officiating & Eulogist
Obituary
Raymond Sims, age 69, of Chicago, Illinois passed away on
Wednesday March 3, 2021.
Raymond was born to parents Ollie and Annie Ruth Sims on
September 29, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up as the second
youngest of five and graduated from Glasgow Farragut High
School, Class of 69. Raymond attended three years of college at
The University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma). Raymond was
an avid sports fan and enjoyed all sorts of music.
Raymond is survived by his four children, LaKeisha of
Morrow, Georgia, Erica, Rashad and Monica both of
Montgomery, Alabama; five grandchildren, A’kira, Jeremiah,
La’Angela, Maliah, and Nehemiah of Montgomery, Alabama;
siblings, Janice (Willie) Powells of Houston, Texas, W. Ben
(Jacqueline) Sims of Beverly Shores, Indiana, and Margaret
(Willie) Powells of Indianapolis, Indiana; and a host of nieces,
nephews, great nieces, great nephews, extended family and
friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Ollie,
Jr. Sims.
Prayer for Raymond
Light after darkness, given after loss,
strength after weakness, crown after cross,
sweet after bitter, song after fears,
Home after wandering, praise after fears,
sheaves after sowing, Sun after rain,
light after mystery, peace after pain,
Joy after sorrow, calm after blast,
rest after weariness, sweet rest at last.
Praise Him who hath called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.
I Peter 2:9
~Lovingly Submitted
The Family
Order of Celebration
Bishop Albert J. Lindsey, Jr.
Officiating
Prelude
Processional
Scripture Readings ……………………..Bishop Albert J. Lindsey, Jr.
Old Testament ~ Psalm 23
New Testament ~ Hebrew 4:15-16
Prayer ……………………………………Bishop Albert J. Lindsey, Jr.
Musical Selection ……………………………………………..Musician
Remarks: (Three Minutes, Please)
Erica Sims, Poem
Rashad Sims
Monica Sims-Davis
Obituary (Read Silently) …………………………………….Soft Music
Musical Selection ……………………………………………..Musician
Eulogy …………………………………...Bishop Albert J. Lindsey, Jr.
Acknowledgements
Recessional
Postlude
Interment
Private
Acknowledgment
The family of Mr. Raymond Marty Sims would like to
express our sincere thoughts of love and appreciation for your
gifts, thoughts, sweet expressions, kind words, time and
devotion given to our family during this time of bereavement.
May God richly bless all of you.
The Family
“A Legacy of Excellence”
Legacy Funeral Home & Life Center, Inc.
Stacey B. Reynolds, President
8968 Fayetteville Road
Jonesboro, Georgia 30238
770-477-2273
Fax 770-477-0009