Calvin Colledge Sims

Calvin Colledge Sims obituary

Calvin Colledge Sims

Calvin Sims Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home - Greenwood on Jul. 13, 2025.

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Calvin Colledge Sims, 74, of Greenwood, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in the Epworth Community of Greenwood County on January 1, 1951, a son of the late Oscar and Ida Lou Holmes Sims. He was a member of Second Damascus Baptist Church and a retired Truck Driver and Maintenance Mechanic.

He is preceded in death by: five brothers: Guiniece Sims, James Sims, Furman Sims, Oscar Sims, Jr. and Floyd Bowman.

Surviving are: two daughters, Renea Williams and Althea Sims Williams of Greenwood, SC; a son, Michael Stancil, of Columbia, SC; a special devoted friend, Dorothy Freeman, of Greenwood, SC; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025, in the Percival-Tompkins Chapel with Rev. Leroy Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in Evening Star Cemetery.

Public viewing will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at the Funeral Home.

The family is located at 122 Cude Road, Greenwood, SC 29646 (off 96 Hwy).

Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home in honored to serve the Sims Family.

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