Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
Curtis Sims
Washington Times Herald
Monday 7, December 1987
Curtis C. Sims, 69, 407 S. Meridian St., Washington, died at Eastgate Manor Nursing Home at 1: 10 a.m. Saturday. He had been ill since April of 1986 and was seriously ill three months. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2p.m. at the Ed Lee Mortuary v;with the Rev. Jerry Jensen officiating. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. The Elks Lodge will hold memorial services at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and the Masonic Lodge will hold graveside services at St. John's Cemetery Tuesday. He was born June 6, 1918 at Terre Haute to the late Curtis C.Sims Sr. and Vivian (Lankford) Sims who is surviving in Washington. He married Mildred Miller Riester May 11, 1951 and she survives. He was a retired employee of the Milwaukee Railroad and was freight agent at Elnora and Crane for 10 years. He was reared in the Elnora community. He came to Washington in 1951. He was a graduate of Elnora High school and attended Indiana University. He was a member of the Elnora basketball team. He was active in the Daviess County baseball teams and had a Professional tryout as a first baseman with the St. Louis Cardinal baseball team. He was a member of the Washington Bowling League and Considered as one of the city's better, bowlers. He served four and one half years in the European Theatre in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a 1st Lieut. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Washington Elks lodge, Washington Masonic Lodge and Evansville Scottish Rite. Surviving are his wife ;and two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Neal (Brada) Killion and Mabel Hastings, all of Washington, and Truman Sims Jasonville. One stepson, Joseph Leo Riester, is deceased Dec. 5, 1987.