Daws "Peter" Howard Sims

Daws “Peter” Howard Sims, age 68, of Marietta, GA , left his weary earthly body to be with his Heavenly Father Saturday, July 14, 2012, after an eight-year valiant battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Peter donated his brain to Cure PSP to further research into this devastating, rare, and incurable neurodegenerative brain disease.



A memorial service will be held at 11am on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at West Cobb Funeral Home, Marietta, GA with Dr. Ken Williams officiating. Interment will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA at 1:30pm. The family will receive friends at West Cobb Funeral Home from 10am until the service.



Born in Boyle, MS, Peter had lived in Georgia since 1996. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he proudly served his country during the Vietnam era. Peter had also lived in Cleveland, MS and Nashville TN. While in Nashville, he was ordained an elder at The Lord’s Chapel. Peter was a member of West Cobb Church, Marietta. He deeply loved his family and his God. Even though this disease slowly destroyed the nerve cells that control walking, balance, vision, speech, and swallowing, Peter never wavered from his belief in a loving and good God. His life was an inspiration to all who knew him.



He leaves wonderful memories to his devoted, loving wife of 45 years, Dr. Margaret Church Sims; children, Daws Howard Sims, Jr. (Piper) of Marietta, GA and Karen Sims Hartley (Garrett) of Grenada, MS; sisters, Gloria Sims McNeer (Donnell) of Cleveland, MS and Janet Lusk Garrison (Ron) of Venice, FL; grandchildren, Reagan Elizabeth Sims, William Russell Hartley , and Thomas Hayes Hartley; uncle, Lonnie Sims of Cleveland, MS; aunt, Mary Sims Gibson of Hot Springs, AR; many cousins and nephews; and his devoted caregiver and friend Mrs. Kathleen James. Peter is predeceased by his father, Clyde Howard Sims; brother, Clyde Ronald Sims; mother, Jewell Sims Lusk, and beloved stepfather, Lewis Lusk of Cleveland, MS.



If you wish to honor the life of our husband and father, please consider donating to Cure PSP Foundation, psp.org, 30 E. Padonia Road, Suite 201, Timonium, MD 21093, 800-457-4777; or Compassionate Care Hospice, 5 Dunwoody Park, Ste 118, Atlanta, GA 30338.



West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta, GA is in charge of the arrangements. Online guest book at westcobbfuneralhome.com.