SIMS, Avery J., 19, of Amelia, died Monday, January 5, 2009. He is survived by mother, Alfreda Sims; father, Wallace Akers; brother, Tyran Sims; grandmothers, Louise Sims, Margie Akers; aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral service Sunday, January 11, 2:30 p.m., Amelia Baptist, Rice, Va. Rev. Bernard Ford, eulogist. Rev. Calvin Smith, pastor. Interment Jefferson Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Va. Public viewing Saturday, January 10, 12 to 7 p.m. V.Y. Scott Funeral Home, Hwy. 360E, Amelia, by Paul M. Wilson, FSL.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.