Jill Sims Mitchell

July 29, 1964 - September 12, 2016

Mrs. Reida “Jill” Sims Mitchell passed away on September 12, 2016. A Visitation will be held on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Williams White Columns Funeral Home in Gordon from 6-8PM. Jill was a beloved wife, mother, “Nanny” and devout Christian who believed in the Lord. She truly loved being a “Nanny”. Her grandchildren were the light of her life and she was happiest with them. She had an amazing talent for art and shared her talents with her grandchildren. She was always happy to have them in her home doing art projects, writing poems, and painting. She also shared her love for music with them. Jill loved animals! Bless any dog or cat that graced her door and her grandchildren were always a part of helping raise these foster animals. She truly knew love and often stated “ I’m not a housewife”. Jill was preceded in death by her grandparents, William Reid Sims, Sr, Leona Bennett Sims, Howard Leon “Bud” Hawthorne, and Evelyn Lee Hawthorne; and brother in law, James Elliott “Jimmy” Binion. She is survived by her husband, Alan Mitchell; daughter, Danielle Vinson; son, Davey Vinson; grandchildren, Jaxon Vinson, Aubrey Jayce Carroll, Jaliegh Brooks, and Ashton Brooks; mother, Margaret Hawthorne Sims; father, William “Reid” Sims, Jr.; sisters, Gina Sims Fountain, Gaye Sims, Joye Sims Binion; nieces and nephews, Zack Binion, Erica Binion, Jeb Binion, Will Binion, Mitch Fountain, Skylar Fountain.