Pearl Ann Sims

The Life Story of Pearl Ann Sims

Pearl Ann Sims was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on November 30, 1941, to parents, Samuel Eugene May, Sr., and Cora Bell Lockwood May. She was the second child of five siblings. She was baptized at an early age at First Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church by the Reverend W. L Jones. She attended school in Rapides Parish until she married the love of her life, Carlton Sims of Atlanta, Georgia, who she met while he was stationed at England Air Force Base.

Pearl Ann Sims and Carlton Sims shared a union of marriage for 64 years. To this union there were three children, Darrell, Stacey, and Eric. During her loving marriage she traveled with her husband of the United States Air Force for several years until his first retirement. While stationed in Fort Worth Texas, Ann decided to pursue a nursing career and went to nursing school earning a Licensed Practical Nurse degree where she finished second in her class. Upon her graduation, the family moved back to Alexandria, Louisiana where she started her twelve year career at St. Francis Cabrini Hospital.

Pearl Ann Sims moved to St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and his second career with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1987 and continued to be a loving wife, mother and became a first-time grandmother in 1989, lovingly known as Grandmamma. While in St. Louis, she became a member of New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Ann was best known as church mother and best remembered for her baking and hospitality skills for the church,

Pearl Ann Sims departed this life on Friday, December 23, 2022, peaceably with her loving and caring husband by her side. Preceding her in death, was her father, Samuel Eugene May, Sr., mother Cora Bell Lockwood May, sister, Clytie T. Smith, brother Samuel Eugene May, Jr., nephew Dimitri Jones, great-nephew Valan May, grandmothers, aunts, and uncles.

Pearl Ann Sims will be forever loved and cherished by her husband of 64 years, Carlton Sims, one sister, Barbara Jones, one brother, Kurt May, one sister-in-law, Geneva May, one daughter, Carla Stacey Perry (Kenneth), two sons, Darrel R. Sims, Esq. (Diane), Eric Sims (Pamela), seven grandchildren, Brandon Perry (Dia), Carlton Perry, Kennedy Perry, Tori Sims, Perrin Sims (Sarah), Christopher Sims, Breanna Sims and three great-grandchildren, Brandon Lee Perry, Laila Mae Sims, and Levi Rashad Perry, many nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.

Please keep the family in prayer

~Miller & Hill "The Funeral Directors"