RAY SIMS

Ray Sims, 90, of Raymore, MO passed away September 18, 2012. Memorial service 2 PM Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Red Bridge Baptist Church with visitation 1-2 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Haiti Home of Hope c/o Red Bridge Baptist Church 4901 E. Red Bridge Rd. KCMO 64137 or Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Kansas City Area P.O. Box 561 Grandview, MO 64030 or Ray Sims Angus Scholarship Endowment Fund c/o Angus Foundation 3201 Frederick Ave. St. Joseph, MO 64506. Ray was born May 9, 1922 in Windsor, MO, the son of Emmett and Ethel D. Hamlin Sims. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Mildred Eckel, and his first wife Earlyne Sims in 2004. He is survived by his wife, Melva; children, Virginia Daye Sims and Tullis Ray Sims (Carla); step children, Lee Sankey (Susan), Chris Sankey (Sharee), and Hal Sankey (Ann); one granddaughter Hanna. "The Auctioneer Song," performed by country singing legend Leroy Van Dyke, was written about Ray Sims, who was featured in a movie starring Van Dyke, "What Am I Bid." Sims received numerous awards within the agricultural industry, including recently the prestigious Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Award for Lifetime Achievement and the National Livestock Auctioneers Hall of Fame. Sims auctioned for Presidents Truman and Kennedy, along with many other celebrities and luminaries within the cattle business.

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