Jessie I. Sim

Jessie Isabella Sim was born on June 10, 1913 in College Station, Texas. She was born to William Sim and Annie Allan Sutherland-Sim. One year of her life was spent on the Mitchell Ranch in Marfa, Texas. After her father's death in 1927, she and her sister, Mary Ellen Sim Cruse, moved to Waco at the Methodist Home which was the Waco residence of their guardian, John Wesley Mann.

Jessie graduated from Waco high School in 1931 and upon graduation, attended Baylor University where she received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree and graduated cum laude in 1943. She was a member of the honor society, Alpha Chi and acquired graduate honors from the University of Texas and Austin College in Sherman. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sherman, Texas.

For eight summers, she was employed as a stenographer for Sherman law firms and for the Grayson County school superintendent. In 1957, she accepted an invitation to join the business and economics faculty at Texas State College for women in Denton, Texas, which became Texas Woman's University.

At this point in her life, she had totaled twenty-three years public school experience, acceptance of the invitation to go to Denton added twelve more years of teaching experience which included a three year stint from 1960-1963, as assistant dean of women. She also served as Alpha State President and International President in Delta Kappa Gamma Society affairs. In September 1969, she was employed at the Society Headquarters in Austin; from 1979-1981, was executive secretary and the 4th treasurer for the Society.

Retiring in 1982, she came out of retirement in 1983 to become adjunct assistant professor of economics totaling 36 years of teaching and thirteen years in administrative employment. She enjoyed the opera, symphony, sewing, reading, playing bridge, seeing stage plays, traveling and seeking restaurants, received the International Achievement Award, 1987 Southwest Regional Conference in Denver, Colorado.

She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her sister Mary Hellen Ellen Sim Cruse; nephew, Rex B. Cruse, Jr.; great-niece, Vickie Ann Cruse Sengele, great-great niece, Rachel Ann Sengele and great-great nephew, Jacob Louis Sengele.

The family would like to express a special thanks to all of Jessie's friends that were kind to her throughout her life.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alamo Heights United Methodist Church, 825, E. Basse Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209; Delta Kappa Gamma Society, P. O. Box 1589, Austin, TX 78767.