Delores Mae Sims

Delores M. Sims passed away at home on February 27, 2022. Delores was born on May 15, 1931 to Dwight M. Cundiff and Bernice Argabright Cundiff at their farmhouse near Bosworth, Missouri. She grew up on the family farm, attended the Bosworth Christian Church, attended elementary, high school and graduated from the Bosworth High School, class of 1949.

Delores was united in marriage to Delmar Clinton Sims on November 25, 1951. Delores and Delmar were married for sixty-six years until Delmar’s passing on March 24, 2018. Early on, Delores was a homemaker, caring for her two sons, seeing to their education and became a Vanda Beauty Counselor to provide a part time income until her son Keith reached his late teens. Delores then went to work for Cokesbury Book Store and eventually became the Store Manager and working in that position until the late 1980’s. Delores was an active member of the Budd Park Christian Church in Kansas City, where she sang in the choir, was a pianist and eventually learned the enormous pipe organ at Budd Park Church so that she could perform substitute organist duties. Delores and Delmar were longtime members of the Lamplighters Sunday School Class. Her hobbies included being a member of the Sweet Adelines and was a near picture perfect bowler who generally was in the top 10% of her leagues throughout the many years that she bowled. She shared this hobby with her husband, Delmar and son, Keith as they participated in many leagues together and individually.

Delores was proceeded in death by her husband, Delmar Sims, her parents, Dwight and Bernice Cundiff, and infant sister Winona Gail Cundiff.

Delores is survived by sisters Valeta Joyce Cundiff Hensley and Linda Loy Cundiff Hanson, both of Flemington, Missouri; Sons, Stanley M. and Keith A. Sims of Kansas City, Missouri; Three Grandsons, Clinton J. (Laro) Sims of El Paso, Texas; Brian E. (Jessica) Sims of Kansas City, Missouri; and William B. Sims of Raytown, Missouri; Six Great-Grandchildren, Clara Rose McKenzie Sims, Haley E. Sims, Michael J. Sims, Makenzie A. Sims, Christopher J. Sims and Ryan W. Sims.

Services: McGilley – Sheil Funeral Home, 11924 E. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64133 on Friday, March 4, 2022, Visitation 10:00 A.M.; Funeral 11:00 A.M. followed by burial and graveside service at Wharton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Delores’ name to her two longtime charities, Harvesters, International and City Union Mission in Kansas City.