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Norma Gail Sims

Norma Gail Sims

Female 1939 - 2017  (77 years)

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  • Name Norma Gail Sims 
    Born 10 Oct 1939  Claude, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Mar 2017  Grandview, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried 25 Mar 2017  Grandview, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I35910  Family
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2018 

    Father Leslie B. Sims,   b. 10 Sep 1899,   d. 1 Sep 1976  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Minnie Lee McCuistion,   b. 26 May 1900, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1983, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1931  [2] 
    Family ID F3107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Billy Dale Massey,   b. 21 Sep 1929, Throckmorton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 2016, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1960  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Timothy Dale Massey,   b. 25 Nov 1961, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1981, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     2. Pam Massey
     3. Jana Massey
     4. Mark Massey
     5. Jeff Massey
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F12790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2927] Find a Grave, 18 December 2018; Norma Gail Sims Massey.
      Norma Gail Sims Massey passed from this world on Sunday, March 19, 2017, after a lengthy illness with her family by her side. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at Grandview High School; a community potluck lunch will follow. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Grandview cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the Grandview Church of Christ. Norma was born at home to Leslie and Minnie Sims in Claude, Okla. on Oct. 10, 1939. Norma graduated Valedictorian in 1948 from Bray High School before attending college at Oklahoma Christian College. Norma met and married Billy Dale Massey on Sept. 3, 1960, and moved to Grand Prairie. She graduated from UNT with a business degree and a teaching certificate. In 1972 Norma and Bill moved their family to Grandview, where she taught at the high school for 27 years. In 1986 she received the "Teacher of the Year" award from Tarleton State University. Norma was preceded in death by her son, Tim; beloved husband, Billy Dale; sisters, Mary Wright, June Gibson and Thelma Dixon; brother, Harvey Sims; and parents, Leslie and Minnie Sims. Survivors: Norma is survived by four of her children and their families: her daughter Pam Ford, husband Tom, and their children Matt, Chris, and Ryan; her son, Jeff Massey; her daughter Jana Crabtree, husband Gary, and their children Kalli, Lexi, Emma and Carter; her son, Mark Massey, wife Tiffany, and their children Emma and Landon. She is survived by her sisters, Jean Schlittler and Edna Hollomon, and brother-in-law, Joe Hollomon. Norma is also survived by her brother-in-law Nolan Massey and his wife Edwena along with numerous nieces and nephews.
      Published in Star-Telegram on Mar. 23, 2017

      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 December 2018), memorial page for Norma Gail Sims Massey (10 Oct 1939–19 Mar 2017), Find A Grave Memorial no. 177660939, citing Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Johnson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Tim Hawkins (contributor 46844902) .

    2. [S2927] Find a Grave, 18 December 2018; Leslie B. Sims.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 December 2018), memorial page for Leslie B Sims (10 Sep 1899–1 Sep 1976), Find A Grave Memorial no. 154517395, citing Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by shab (contributor 48857697) .