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Leeson David Sims

Leeson David Sims

Male 1914 - 1983  (68 years)


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  • Name Leeson David Sims  [1
    Birth 23 Jun 1914  Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Jan 1983  Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    • LEESON D. SIMMS
      Leeson D. Simms, age 68, of 1405 Shelton Road, Virginia Beach, Va.,
      died on Saturday, Jan. 26, at this residence. He was a native of
      Rainelle.
      He was the son of the late Samuel H. and Eva Simms of Rainelle.
      Mr. Simms was a retired carpenter with Door Engineering Company and
      a member of the Bayside Baptist Church of Virginia Beach.
      Survivors include his wife Mary Helen Simms of Virginia Beach, a
      son Roger Simms of Denver, Colo., a sister Lucille Walker of Rainelle,
      a brother Larry Simms of Norfolk, Va., and six grandchildren.
      Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. at Kellum
      Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Floyd E. Greene officiating. Burial
      was in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach.
    Burial 29 Jan 1983  Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I822  Crane Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2019 

    Father Samuel Henry Sims,   b. 14 Apr 1885, Fayette County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1960, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Eva Hannah Sims,   b. 13 Mar 1892, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1957, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1922  Sims Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Roger Lee Sims,   b. 13 Aug 1936, East Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1997 (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F4633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2019 

    Family 2 Herominia Massenburg,   b. 7 Jan 1911, Newport News, Warwick County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1997 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1957  Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F4631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2019 

    Family 3 Mary Ann McDonald,   b. 6 May 1933, Burnt Mills, Pasquotank County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 2003, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 8 Sep 1963  South Mills, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Divorce 26 Aug 1976  [9
    Family ID F2355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2019 

    Family 4 Mary Helen Rowsey,   b. 16 Jun 1923, Buena Vista, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1994, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1977  Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F2404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1372] Ancestry.com, (Various Online Genealogies), 18 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 3).
      Simms - Forehand Family Tree

    2. [S944] Draft Registrations Cards - WW II, 3 Nov 2019 (Reliability: 3).
      Leeson David Simms

      The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 443.

    3. [S649] Obituary, Simms, Leeson D., 5047.

    4. [S113] A. Simms to D. Benelli, 17 Aug 1999, 38.

    5. [S481] Lacy G. Cushing, Simms - Forehand FGS, 37.

    6. [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 20 Jun 2018, 15. (Reliability: 3).
      Book 4, Page 391, Year of 1922. Samuel Sims & Eva Sims.

    7. [S1138] Marriage Certificate: CRANE, Pamela Jeanette & BOWES, Dwight Anthony, 3 Nov 2019 (Reliability: 3).
      Leeson Simms & Herominia Massenburg

    8. [S1910] North Carolina Marriage Records: 1741 - 2011, 3 Nov 2019 (Reliability: 3).
      Leeson Simms & Mary McDonald (Palacio)



    9. [S1146] Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014, 18 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 3).
      Leeson Simms & Mary Ann McDonald

    10. [S1138] Marriage Certificate: CRANE, Pamela Jeanette & BOWES, Dwight Anthony, 18 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 3).
      Leeson Simms & Mary Helern Rowsey Passaro