Mr. Max S. Sims, 80, of North Augusta, South Carolina, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at his residence.
Graveside services with Masonic rites will be 11:00 A.M Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Mr. Sims was born November 2, 1929 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to the late Selma and Cornelia Stewart Sims. A photographer, he lived in North Augusta, SC for twelve years. He was a 32-degree Mason and a lifetime member of the Acacia Lodge # 315, F.& A. M. and the Benevolent Order of Elks in Craig, Colorado. Mr. Sims enjoyed golf, woodworking, his chickens and his flying squirrels.
He is survived by his sons: Weldon S. Sims of San Diego, CA, Duane B. Sims of Newport Beach, CA, Michael Arnold of North Augusta, SC and Randy Arnold of Evans, GA; daughters: Cheri Jai Sims Vavrina of Durham, NC and Terri Arnold Rodgers of North Augusta, SC; sister: Lou Turk of Waycross, GA and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Sims.
Memorial donations may be sent to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.