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Betty Lou Sims 1944–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02/09/1944

Birth Location: Tulot, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 5 May 2015

Death Location: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA

Father: John Sims

Mother: Mary Waters

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The story of Betty Lou Sims began in 1944 in Tulot, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA. Betty Lou Sims married Norman L Kirkley, and had children including Angela Freeman, Jeaniene Kirkley, John Cunningham, Jon Darren Kirkley, Martin Norman Kirkley, Michaelle Layton, Tanya Ritz. Betty Lou Sims passed away in 2015 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Betty Lou Sims began in 1944 in Tulot, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA.
  • Betty Lou Sims married Norman L Kirkley, and had children including Angela Freeman, Jeaniene Kirkley, John Cunningham, Jon Darren Kirkley, Martin Norman Kirkley, Michaelle Layton, Tanya Ritz.
  • Betty Lou Sims passed away in 2015 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Betty Sims's Ancestors

Self
Betty Sims
1944–2015
Birth Place: Tulot, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Carl Sims
1916–1993
Sarah, Panola, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Lou) Waters
1920–2002
Martin Weakl, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betty Sims's Timeline

4 Records

1944
02/09/1944
Birth of Betty Lou Sims in Tulot, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Tulot, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
1986
21 Jul 1986
Age 42
Betty Lou Sims was married
None
2015
30 Apr 2015
Age 71
Death of Betty Lou Sims in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
2015
5 May 2015
Age 71
Burial of Betty Lou Sims
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02091944
    Event Place: Tulot, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1986
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mattoon
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 2015
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 May 2015
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

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