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Obituary
Fleetia Long Sims
died June 11, 2015, at Hospice of Huntington. Born in Huntington, March 27,
1920, the daughter of Cecil and Jessie Rutherford Long, she graduated from
Huntington High School in 1938. She and her husband, Marshall H. Sims,
celebrated 63 wonderful years of marriage before his death in 2003. Marshall
and Fleetia moved to Richmond, VA, in 1951 and back to Huntington in 1963.
Always a devoted wife and mother, Fleetia also worked in business during
their years in Richmond, and then resumed her full time devotion to home and
family upon her return to Huntington. She was an active member of Madison
Avenue Christian Church and spent many hours at the Huntington YMCA after
learning to swim at age 63. Fleetia was predeceased by her sisters,
Mae Pack and Juanita Napier, and by her brother Bill Long. She is survived
by her children, Marsha (Andy) Costello of Forty Fort, PA, Bill (Cindy) Sims
of Pittsburgh, PA, and John Sims and friend Naomi Cox of Huntington, by her
grandchildren, Michael (Abby) Costello, Patrick (Amy) Costello, Ben Sims and
his fiancee Amy Vanderveen, Mary Sims, Anna Sims, and Tom Sims, and by her
great-grandchildren, Eva, Spencer, and Theo Costello. She is also survived
by many in-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends, especially Mayme Chapman,
Rita Rutherford, and Marti and Pete Shepard. The family wishes to
acknowledge the many years of compassionate care provided to Fleetia by C.
Dewayne Tackett, M.D. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm
Saturday at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Rev. Jamie Gump. Burial will follow
in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV. Friends may call from
12:00 pm until service time on Saturday at the Reger Funeral Home.
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