Mother Mattie B. Sims

Mattie B. Sims was born on November 1, 1934, in Boston, Georgia, to Pleas and Nancy Dunbar.

She worked as a domestic engineer over 40 years. She was one of the original founders of Faith Temple COGIC. She was the original First Lady, choir president, and did what she could find her hands to do. She was a lady of integrity and style and loved the Lord and her family.

Mattie was preceded in death by her husband, Elder C.L. Sims, Sr.; son, Elder Colbert Sims, Jr.; grandchildren, Izetta Dixon and Takisha Lowe; and siblings, Pleas Dunbar, Jr., James Dunbar, Noah Dunbar, Lonnie Dunbar, Roosevelt Dunbar, Marcelus Dunbar, Marcella Smith, Annie Nell Jackson, Leatta Robinson, Hattie Sermon, and Elsie Lewis.

She leaves to cherish her loving memories: her children, Barbra (Ronald) Lane and Sandra (Frank) Jenkins; grandchildren, Nickie Manley, Colbert (Tangela) Sims III, Latrina (Anthony) Butts, Niki (Kevin) Sims- Coakley, Shakisha Sims, Corey Sims, Timothy Sims, Arielle Sims, Clinton (Tanisha) Brewer, Sade B. (Shedrick) Andrews, Reshard Brewer, Tanoka (Dexter Sr.) Williams, Ronald Lane, Jr., Rodrick (Typhani) Lane, Sr., Gsare Jenkins, Frank Jenkins, Jr., Towanda Jenkins, and Adrian Jenkins; daughter-in-law, Ava Sims; and a host of great-grands, great-great-grands, and special niece, Eva Jackson Bing.

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