Beverly D. Sims, age 58, died at Veteran’s Memorial Hospice, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO on 15 May, 2014.

Born 1955 in Chicago, IL, to Russel Ray and Dolores N. Kirby, she attended St. Ignatius Elementary School and Sacred Heart High School. She graduated from high school in 1974.

Beverly served in the U.S. Navy until 2002 after 24 years of honorable service. She retired as a Chief Hospital Corpsman.

Her last city of residency was St. Charles, MO.

Beverly was a member of the American Legion and a parishioner of Assumption Catholic Church.

Survivors include her mother, Dolores N. Kirby of Phoenix, AZ; daughter, Erica N. Sims of St. Charles, MO; sisters Nancy D. Bolon of Knoxville, TN and Delora R. Kirby of Scottsdale, AZ. She was preceded in death by her father, Russel R. Kirby of Chicago, IL.

Relatives and friends are welcome at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Cemetery, St. Louis, MO on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions are welcome at The Society of Holy Child Jesus, www.shcj.org//american or Wounded Warrior at www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Thanks to the Veterans Administration for their caring support.