1932
Alice
2022
Alice Lila Sims (Moore)
December 22, 1932 — January 10, 2022
Alice L. Sims, 89 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, January 10, 2022. The family will hold a viewing from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A public memorial service will be held at a later date that allows for friends and family to celebrate her life while keeping the health and safety of all guests in mind.
Alice was born on her grandparent’s farm outside of Merlin, Kent county, Ontario, Canada on December 22, 1932. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved their family back to Detroit, Michigan where they had lived up until May of 1932 when they went to Canada to help with the family farm. Although born in Canada, Alice was a US Citizen born to parents who were US Citizens.
On June 30, 1936, Alice and her parents welcomed her brother Frederick Robert Moore to the family. The family moved to the east coast for a bit and the back to Detroit where Alice would start school. Even before starting school she knew she was going to be a nurse. Her playmates were frustrated because her dolls were always sick, and she took care of them.
At the end of WWII, in 1945 the bomber plant where her father was working was closed and all employees laid off. Her father then got a job as supervisor of a plant in Stoughton, Wisconsin building semi-trucks. She graduated from Stoughton High in 1950 and headed to Graceland College in Lamoni, IA in the fall of 1950. Then in the fall of 1951 she entered the nursing school at the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital.
She graduated with a 3-year nursing degree in 1954 from Graceland College.
After working fulltime one semester, she moved to Columbia to get her bachelor’s degree in Nursing and also worked at the University of Missouri hospital.
One of her patients there was a young man named Johnny Sims who was in for eye surgery. Both of his eyes were covered so he had to lie flat and be fed. After his discharge, he had to go the administration building to get back into classes since he had missed a week. He saw her on campus, walked her to a class and was there waiting for her when class was over. He took her out for ice cream and he has been there ever since. They were married 11th of September 1955 in Madison, Wisconsin.
After about a year they moved into Milwaukee where four of their six children were born in—Beth, Cathy, Robert Anton and Lila.
In 1965 Johnny took a job in Huntington, Indiana and they lived there for 10 years, adding two more sons to the family--John and David. They attended church in Wabash, Indiana and Alice spent 10 years as a Director of Nursing in Huntington and in Columbia City.
While in Indiana, they decided they needed to find something where the children could work and earn money outside of the allowance they were giving them. Johnny saw in the paper that there was a farm for sale, so they bought an 80-acre farm with 22,500 chickens. The children gathered eggs every day and earned their money.
In 1975, the Wabash Magnetics company transferred Johnny to Tipton, Iowa. Beth and Cathy were attending Graceland College and the rest of the family relocated to Coralville, IA just outside of Iowa City. It was a great place to live and raise children. The family was active in church, made a lot of friends, went to a lot of Iowa University games and swimming became a favorite activity.
She worked 15 years as professor of nursing at Kirkwood Community College, 7 years as pastor in Iowa City, 1 year as district president of Waterloo-Clinton district and 1 full year as full-time chaplain at the University of Iowa chaplains training in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). After,
she was asked to be on the State Chaplain Retreat committee where she served as board member, treasurer and Vice President before moving to Independence, MO in 1999.
After retiring as a professor of nursing, Alice worked as a grief counselor for Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City and served as a chaplain at the Community of Christ Temple in Independence for which she drove from Iowa City to Independence one weekend a month.
January 1, 1999, Alice had moved permanently to Independence, MO to work as a Leadership Training Specialist in Temple School as the Community of Christ Temple. Johnny stayed behind to sell the house in Iowa City and complete construction of a lodge at the Cedar Valley Grove reunion grounds.
She was sent from California to Atlanta to Ontario on teaching assignments and attending reunions. Alice assisted in creating several programs, including MEADS, which was incorporated into the seminary at Graceland University. After 5 years, due to downsizing in Temple School, she was moved to Herald House and then in January, 2004, she became the Nurse Care Advocate for Senior Retired Appointees. She served in this role until 2020 and COVID made it hard for her to perform the duties of attending appointee luncheons, visiting appointees in their homes and the hospital in order to assist with things like healthcare, insurance, grief counseling, etc.
She also became involved in the Independence Ministerial Alliance & was asked to be on the board and serve as treasurer. She also became president of the Independence Church Women United and the Vice-president of the state unit.
She and Johnny attended Cornerstone congregation (previously Enoch Hill), until she was invited to be pastor at South Chrysler congregation.
On April 13, 2008 she was ordained an Evangelist at Stone Church, where her dad had been ordained an evangelist years ago.
She joins her husband Johnny who passed on August 18, 2020 and her parents Fred and Eva Moore. Alice is survived by her children Beth Marolf (Rollie), Cathy Sims, Bob Sims (MaryAnne), Lila Stone (Chris), John Sims (Becky), and David Sims (Sherrie); 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; her brother Fred Moore (Joan) and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made in her honor to:
Coralville Congregation (make checks payable to: "Community of Christ")
c/o Lee Wakefield
735 George St.
Iowa City, IA 52246
Online condolences may be made in her name to www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)
Alice was born on her grandparent’s farm outside of Merlin, Kent county, Ontario, Canada on December 22, 1932. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved their family back to Detroit, Michigan where they had lived up until May of 1932 when they went to Canada to help with the family farm. Although born in Canada, Alice was a US Citizen born to parents who were US Citizens.
On June 30, 1936, Alice and her parents welcomed her brother Frederick Robert Moore to the family. The family moved to the east coast for a bit and the back to Detroit where Alice would start school. Even before starting school she knew she was going to be a nurse. Her playmates were frustrated because her dolls were always sick, and she took care of them.
At the end of WWII, in 1945 the bomber plant where her father was working was closed and all employees laid off. Her father then got a job as supervisor of a plant in Stoughton, Wisconsin building semi-trucks. She graduated from Stoughton High in 1950 and headed to Graceland College in Lamoni, IA in the fall of 1950. Then in the fall of 1951 she entered the nursing school at the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital.
She graduated with a 3-year nursing degree in 1954 from Graceland College.
After working fulltime one semester, she moved to Columbia to get her bachelor’s degree in Nursing and also worked at the University of Missouri hospital.
One of her patients there was a young man named Johnny Sims who was in for eye surgery. Both of his eyes were covered so he had to lie flat and be fed. After his discharge, he had to go the administration building to get back into classes since he had missed a week. He saw her on campus, walked her to a class and was there waiting for her when class was over. He took her out for ice cream and he has been there ever since. They were married 11th of September 1955 in Madison, Wisconsin.
After about a year they moved into Milwaukee where four of their six children were born in—Beth, Cathy, Robert Anton and Lila.
In 1965 Johnny took a job in Huntington, Indiana and they lived there for 10 years, adding two more sons to the family--John and David. They attended church in Wabash, Indiana and Alice spent 10 years as a Director of Nursing in Huntington and in Columbia City.
While in Indiana, they decided they needed to find something where the children could work and earn money outside of the allowance they were giving them. Johnny saw in the paper that there was a farm for sale, so they bought an 80-acre farm with 22,500 chickens. The children gathered eggs every day and earned their money.
In 1975, the Wabash Magnetics company transferred Johnny to Tipton, Iowa. Beth and Cathy were attending Graceland College and the rest of the family relocated to Coralville, IA just outside of Iowa City. It was a great place to live and raise children. The family was active in church, made a lot of friends, went to a lot of Iowa University games and swimming became a favorite activity.
She worked 15 years as professor of nursing at Kirkwood Community College, 7 years as pastor in Iowa City, 1 year as district president of Waterloo-Clinton district and 1 full year as full-time chaplain at the University of Iowa chaplains training in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). After,
she was asked to be on the State Chaplain Retreat committee where she served as board member, treasurer and Vice President before moving to Independence, MO in 1999.
After retiring as a professor of nursing, Alice worked as a grief counselor for Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City and served as a chaplain at the Community of Christ Temple in Independence for which she drove from Iowa City to Independence one weekend a month.
January 1, 1999, Alice had moved permanently to Independence, MO to work as a Leadership Training Specialist in Temple School as the Community of Christ Temple. Johnny stayed behind to sell the house in Iowa City and complete construction of a lodge at the Cedar Valley Grove reunion grounds.
She was sent from California to Atlanta to Ontario on teaching assignments and attending reunions. Alice assisted in creating several programs, including MEADS, which was incorporated into the seminary at Graceland University. After 5 years, due to downsizing in Temple School, she was moved to Herald House and then in January, 2004, she became the Nurse Care Advocate for Senior Retired Appointees. She served in this role until 2020 and COVID made it hard for her to perform the duties of attending appointee luncheons, visiting appointees in their homes and the hospital in order to assist with things like healthcare, insurance, grief counseling, etc.
She also became involved in the Independence Ministerial Alliance & was asked to be on the board and serve as treasurer. She also became president of the Independence Church Women United and the Vice-president of the state unit.
She and Johnny attended Cornerstone congregation (previously Enoch Hill), until she was invited to be pastor at South Chrysler congregation.
On April 13, 2008 she was ordained an Evangelist at Stone Church, where her dad had been ordained an evangelist years ago.
She joins her husband Johnny who passed on August 18, 2020 and her parents Fred and Eva Moore. Alice is survived by her children Beth Marolf (Rollie), Cathy Sims, Bob Sims (MaryAnne), Lila Stone (Chris), John Sims (Becky), and David Sims (Sherrie); 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; her brother Fred Moore (Joan) and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made in her honor to:
Coralville Congregation (make checks payable to: "Community of Christ")
c/o Lee Wakefield
735 George St.
Iowa City, IA 52246
Online condolences may be made in her name to www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)
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