Kay Moore Sims Kennedale, Texas Obituary

Kay Moore Sims

<p>Rebecca Kay Moore Sims,&nbsp;80, passed away peacefully on&nbsp;Wednesday, May 24, 2023&nbsp;at Legacy Oaks Senior Living of Midlothian, Texas. &nbsp;She&nbsp;was born on October 6, 1942&nbsp;in&nbsp;Memphis, Tennessee&nbsp;to&nbsp;Claris Curtis Moore Sr.&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elizabeth Sanders Moore. </p><p>Kay&nbsp;grew up in&nbsp;Hughes, Arkansas.&nbsp;She&nbsp;graduated from&nbsp;Hughes High School&nbsp;in&nbsp;Hughes, Arkansas&nbsp;in&nbsp;1960. After high school she&nbsp;attended&nbsp;Ouachita Baptist University&nbsp;at Arkadelphia, Arkansas where she received a Bachelor of Education.&nbsp; She began work for&nbsp;West Memphis school district as an elementary teacher for 17 years.&nbsp; During these years she was very involved as a member of First Baptist Church of West Memphis, Arkansas.&nbsp; She was the Director of Preschool/Kindergarten for a couple of years during that time.&nbsp; After 17 years in West Memphis, Wayne and Kay moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she continued teaching in elementary for the Fort Smith School District.&nbsp; She retired in 2002 after teaching for 34 years. </p><p>Kay&nbsp;married&nbsp;Wayne Sims in&nbsp;Hughes, Arkansas on December 28, 1964. They were happily married for&nbsp;58 years. </p><p>Kay was preceded in death by&nbsp;her father, Claris Curtis Moore Sr.; mother, Elizabeth Sanders Moore; and her sister Shirley Trotter. </p><p>Kay is survived by her husband, Wayne, of Fort Smith, Arkansas; &nbsp;son, Greg Sims and Daughter in law, Shey, along with two grandchildren, Casey and Josiah, all of Cordova, Tennessee; daughter, Shannon Sims Mints and Son in Law, Paul, along with two grandchildren, Chandler (wife, Hannah and son Jack) and Kayleigh Mints all of Mansfield, Texas; sister, Bettye Creamer and husband Herb of Dallas, Texas; and brother, Curtis Moore and wife, Sara of Waco, Texas. </p><p>A visitation will be held at Jones Funeral Home at 105 W. 3rd. Ave. Crossett, Arkansas 71635 at 2pm, Tuesday, May 30, 2023.&nbsp; A memorial graveside service will be held at&nbsp;Pinewood Memorial Park Cemetery&nbsp;at&nbsp;3:30pm, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. </p><p>The family wishes to extend their gratitude to&nbsp;Legacy Oaks of Midlothian for the incredible care they gave to our family during this time. </p>
October 6, 1942 - May 24, 202310/06/194205/24/2023
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