Deacon Calvin J. "Uncle Brother" Sims

SIMS, Deacon Calvin J, "Uncle Brother" - Age 90, passed away Friday, January 24, 2025, at Hurley Medical center. Family hour 10:30 AM Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, 4075 E. Atherton Rd., Burton, MI., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Pastor Keith J Bigelow, Jr., officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 AM Saturday, February 8, 2025. Deacon Sims will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Friday, February 7, 2025. Mr. Calvin J. Sims “Uncle Brother” was born August 31, 1934, in Livingston, Alabama, the son of Mr. Isaac and Mrs. Pearlie (Eason) Sims. After being Honorably Discharged from the United States Army on February 28, 1963, he later moved to Flint, Michigan, and retired from General Motors Corporation UAW Local #659. He was a faithful member and Deacon of Morning Star Baptist Church serving under the leadership of the Keith J. Bigelow Sr. Calvin was a God-fearing, Bible-studying warrior who firmly believed that Jesus Christ was the only answer for the successes he achieved, as well as the challenges he and his family would face and conquer. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord“ (Joshua 24:15-KJV). These divine words were fervently on his lips as he nurtured and guided his family. He found true love when he married Mrs. Murdia Qua (Smith) Sims, his heartbeat and loving wife, for 30 years until her passing in 1996. Uncle Brother’s hobbies included fishing, hunting, gardening, and all things outdoors. Deacon Calvin Sims leaves to cherish his memory: his children and the absolute joy of his heart his sons, Randy (Tracy) Sims, Eric (Jere’) Sims, Otis (Ann) Nunn all of Flint, Michigan, and daughter, Jessica Redfield, (Merrillville, Indiana); grandchildren, Martwan Johnson, Elijah Dunigan, Emory Benman-Sims, and Soloman Sims; great-grandson: Martwan Johnson, Jr. stole his heart and were the reasons for the soft creases illuminating his infectious smile; special caregivers and loving nieces, Queenella McGhee, Elwanda (James) Ray, Clenetta Nunn, Annie Sims, Annie Thomas, Sandra Sims, and Twynette Watson; sisters-in-law, Mamie Sims, Earnestine Sims, and Betty Flowers; special friends: Carolyn Newhouse, Charles Tolliver, Charlie Miller, and Robert Marzette. “Uncle Brother” touched the lives of so many close relatives who called him father, brother, uncle, and friend. There are too many to name and count. Without a doubt, his words of encouragement and wisdom have left footprints in the hearts of his many nieces and nephews who loved him dearly and enjoyed spending time traveling, laughing, cooking, gossiping, and reminiscing about family good times. He counseled them all and reminded them to love one another. “Family is ALL you got” and BELIEVE GOD FOR ALL THINGS are the priceless jewels he engrained in them as they now continue this journey called life without the last patriarch of the Sims family. The entire Sims family has truly been blessed to have had such a generous, patient, kind, and resilient leader to stand in the gap for 90 years while others quietly slipped away. Preceding him in death are his parents, Isaac and Pearlie Sims; wife: Murdia Sims; grandson, Eric D. Sims Jr.; 8 brothers: Willie R. Sims, William Sims, Isaac Sims, Jr., Moses Sims, Sr., London Sims, Henry Sims, Champ Sims, and Roosevelt Sims; 3 sisters: Estelle Hudson, Lucy Thedford, and Lillian Knight. Although January 24, 2025, may be etched in our hearts as the day God called you to depart this earthly home, we praise God for your courage, strength, and sweet memories. Calvin Sims, a life well lived, and a job well done! Rest in the Safe Arms of God and your Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Gone from our presence, but forever in our minds and hearts! Deacon Sims was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Army.

Deacon Calvin J. "Uncle Brother" Sims

August 31, 1934 - January 24, 2025