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Darrell Mims Obituary
Darrell was born April 21, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Abe (A.D.) Mims Jr. and Marcelle Horn Mims. He was married on January 27, 1979 to Susan Haney Mims. Darrell was a member and president of the Mustangs of Memphis. He was a retiree from FedEx and worked many years at Kimberly Clark also. He had a love for music and enjoyed working on and cruising his classic cars, watching college sports, especially Alabama football (Roll Tide) and Memphis Tiger basketball, NASCAR, woodworking, shopping, cooking, and being a PawPaw to his three granddaughters. He was a loving, proud and devoted husband, father and PawPaw.
Darrell is survived by his wife of 46 years, Susan Mims; two children- son, Brad Mims (Ashley) and daughter, Melanie Jones (Henry); two sisters, Darla Kohlruss and Tina Haggerty (J.R.); and his three "little buddies" (granddaughters), Hartley Jones, Mabry Jones and Addison Mims.
A visitation for Darrell will be from 12 noon until 2 P.M. Monday, February 10, 2025 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland. Funeral Services will be at 2 P.M. Monday, February 10, 2025 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Daniel Jerkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Fayette County Memorial Park Cemetery on Highway 64.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Mike Cunningham, Bill Cunningham, Jonathan Bawcum, Chris Bawcum, Brad King, J.R. Haggerty, Mike Crawley and David Freeman. Honorary pallbearers will be Cliff Woodruff, Charlie Boydstun, Cary Bawcum and Johnny Crawley.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Memphis Oral School for the Deaf, 7901 Poplar Avenue, Germantown, TN 38138 or Fayette Academy, Attn: Development Office, 15090 Highway 64, Somerville, TN 38068.
Condolences may be left on our online guestbook at www.PeeblesFuneralHome.com.
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Melanie Hall
February 7, 2025
I worked with Darrell at FedEx also. He always had a smile for everyone and always a kind work, and yes always a joke. He will be missed very much.
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Cheryl Waldon
February 7, 2025
Darrell always made my day at FedEx with his short jokes. I worked with him for many years. I could always count on him to make me laugh. Losing him breaks my heart
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