Harper, Chloe

1934 - 2014  (79 years)

• Name	Harper, Chloe
  Born	5 Oct 1934	Irwin County, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Apr 2014	Rainey Hospice House - Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
  Buried	Ocilla City Cemetery - Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #148279236
  Person ID	I7824	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Sims, William Hartwell Jr.,   b. 9 Sep 1928,   d. 10 Jan 1996  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Sims, Alice Denese   2. Sims, Sharron Lanelle   3. Sims, William Hartwell (Bill) III
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F3238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Chloe Harper
  		Chloe Harper

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Chloe Harper Sims, 79, of Anderson, South Carolina, was called home on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Graveside services will be held 9 AM, Friday, April 11, 2014, at Ocilla Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Dale Huff officiating. A memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Friday at Hilliard First Baptist Church in Hilliard, Florida. Mrs. Sims was born October 5, 1934 in Irwin County, Georgia to the late John B. and Elizabeth Whitley Harper. She grew up in Ocilla and graduated from Ocilla High School. In 1955, she married the love of her life, William Hartwell Sims, Jr. They raised their three children Denise, Sharron and Bill in Jacksonville, Florida. They moved to Hilliard, Florida in 1971 to live in the home that Hartwell had built. Mrs. Sims volunteered in the library for the City of Hilliard, Florida until she started attending Florida Junior College in Jacksonville to obtain her Associate in Arts degree. She later became employed as a media specialist at the College. She was an active member of the Hilliard First Baptist Church for over 40 years. She directed the senior adult ministry, served as a greeter, and volunteered in the nursery. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, the Frisky Girls, the Walkers, and loved being included in the Bessent family reunions. She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Denise & Tom Perrin of Tallahassee, Florida, Sharron & Gerald Stone of Anderson, South Carolina, and Bill & Laura Sims of Grayson; ten grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; two sisters: Lanelle & Dr. Dale Huff of Prattville, Alabama and Rae & Richard Cobb of Raleigh, North Carolina; a brother: Lamar & Ginger Whitley of Rochelle; a brother-in-law: Marion H. Massee of Fitzgerald; as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Hartwell Sims, Jr.; a sister: Joyce Harper Massee; and two brothers: Kenneth Harper and Dorman Harper.