Virgie Viola Ford

Female 1895 - 1988  (93 years)


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  • Name Virgie Viola Ford 
    Born 9 Feb 1895  Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Oct 1988  Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 8 Oct 1988  Sunset Memorial Gardens - Odessa, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10521  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2021 

    Father Pinkney Franklin Ford,   b. 1869, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1905, Dallas, Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Beaetta Laura Hamlin,   b. 15 Jul 1873, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1957, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1891  Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John Samuel Carwile,   b. 26 Oct 1894, Eastland County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1984, Dublin, Erath County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Ruby Othel Carwile,   b. 2 Jan 1914, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1975, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +2. Ernest Dean Carwile, Sr.,   b. 7 May 1918, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 2011, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +3. Gillene Frankie Carwile,   b. 14 Jun 1920, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1998, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +4. Johyne Delores Carwile,   b. 20 Jan 1923, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1984, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F4670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 David Leroy Sims,   b. 4 Jun 1881, Wyatt, Jackson County, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1969, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 3 Jul 1939  Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F4671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Feb 1895 - Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jul 1939 - Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Oct 1988 - Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Oct 1988 - Sunset Memorial Gardens - Odessa, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Virgie Viola Ford Sims
    Virgie Viola Ford Sims
    Obituary picture

    Documents
    Obituary of Virgie Viola Ford Sims
    Obituary of Virgie Viola Ford Sims
    Published in The Odessa American on October 6, 1988
    Hamlin, Heathington Families Hold Reunion at Duster
    Hamlin, Heathington Families Hold Reunion at Duster
    Published in The De Leon Free Press on December 13, 1956

    Headstones
    Crypt of David Leroy Sims and Virgie Viola Ford Sims
    Crypt of David Leroy Sims and Virgie Viola Ford Sims
    Sunset Memorial Gardens - Odessa, Texas, USA
    Plot: Mausoleum Sanctuary 1A

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Services for Virgie Viola Sims, 93, 2766 E. 21st. St., are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ with Earl Danley officiating.

      Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

      Mrs. Sims died Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Feb. 9, 1895, in Denton. She married David L. Sims. He died in 1969.

      Mrs. Sims had lived in Odessa for 50 years. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, Royal Neighbors and American Business women's Association, and was a supervisor distributor for Shaklee Products.

      Survivors include a son, Ernest D. Carwile of Johnson City; a daughter, Gillene C. Smith of Odessa; two sisters, Floy Morrison of Gorman and Nora Fewell of Sealy; 15 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

      the family suggests memorials to Odessa Christian School.

      Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

      (Published in The Odessa American on October 6, 1988)