Ruth Hazel Simms

1926 - 2006  (80 years)

• Name	Ruth Hazel Simms
  Born	26 Feb 1926
  Gender	Female
  Cemetery	Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster, South Carolina
  Died	23 Sep 2006	Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  Obituary	26 Sep 2006
  	Shelby Star
  	Ruth Gardner Feb. 26, 1926 ? Sept. 23, 2006 SHELBY ? Mrs. Ruth Hazel Sims Gardner, 80, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, in Shelby. She was born Feb. 26, 1926, a daughter of the late Roy Jefferson and Annie Sarah Hinson Sims and was married to Norris Gardner. She was a retired bookkeeper for Davis Dry Cleaners and a former employee of Mobley Drugs. She was a member of New Era Book Club. She was a former member of First United Methodist Church and Oasis at First Baptist Church in Lancaster, S.C., and a member of New Prospect Baptist Church in Shelby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Leroy Sims, William Sims and Bruce Sims. She is survived by her husband, Norris Gardner of Shelby; two stepdaughters, Sherry Crowder of Shelby and Cindy Hendrick of Atlantic Beach; five sisters, Ann Barrett of Greenville, S.C., Sue Williams of Wallace, S.C., Patsy Beam of Gastonia and Joyce Payne and Sylvia Fields, both of Heath Springs; three brothers, George Sims of Sumter, S.C., Jeff Sims of Lancaster and Albertus Sims of Matthews; and several nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved. Visitation: The family will receive friends today after the service in Lancaster Memorial Park. Funeral: Today at 11 a.m. in Lancaster Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Officiated by: The Rev. Roy Barnes Memorials: First United Methodist Church, Library Fund, 200 W. Gay St., Lancaster, SC 29720 or New Prospect Baptist Church Building Fund, 1960 New Prospect Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150 Funeral Home: Mahaffey Funeral Home, Lancaster
  Occupation	Bookkeeper for Davis Dry Cleaners
  Person ID	I11156	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	20 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Roy Jefferson Simms
  Mother	Annie Sarah Hinson
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F5381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norris Hubert Gardner,   b. 11 Jul 1925, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Dec 2006, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, NC  (Age 81 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F5378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Obituaries

  Gardner, Ruth Hazel Sims