Obituary

of Tomball passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Kyle Brock, pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Cemetery under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Bertha was born Oct. 9, 1920, in Leonard, Texas, to George and Mamie Sims. She grew up in Lockney and graduated from Lockney High School in 1939. She was a mother and homemaker while her kids were young. She worked at the Golden Cafe in Lockney. She later worked for the Holiday Inn for many, many years in Plainview and Lubbock. She was a Protestant. Survivors include three daughters, LaCreica Schumacher and husband, Glenn, of Plainview, Darla Ramby of Tomball and Charlotte Rinehart and husband, Douglas, of Glendale, Ariz.; one son, Joe Williams of Huntsville; two sisters, Mildred Reeves of Ojai, Calif., and Jerry Johnston of Plainview; one brother, Wendelle J. Sims of Del Rio; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews and other extended family members. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Sam White; her parents, George and Mamie Sims; and a sister, Helen Maxcine Sims. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of her grandson, Sam White, to: American Cancer Society or the Compassionate Care Fund of First Baptist Church, 101 N. Crosby, Tulia, TX 79088. \