Betty Ann Sims, age 83, of rural Sweet Springs, died Thursday, May 23, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at Mt. Zion Christian Church in Dunksburg. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Sweet Springs. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Sweet Springs. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Zion Christian Church or Friends of the Sweet Springs Library.

Survivors include three children: Debbie Hines (Chuck) of Marshall, Lezlie Baska (Mark) of Shawnee, KS and Dean Sims of Independence, MO; one daughter-in-law, Daphne Sims Zitelman of Alma, MO; five grandchildren: Scott Hines, Amy Hines, Luke Leever, Levi Sims and Wyatt Sims; one great-grandson, Bo Leever; one sister, Mary Jo Berry of rural Sweet Springs; as well as nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Lester B. Chappell and Sarah Stoner Chappell; and husband, Everett Lavern Sims; Betty was preceded in death by one son, David Byron Sims; and one sister, Sarah Chappell Peters.