LANCASTER, SC ~ Mrs. Linda Deese Sims, age 77, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023. She was born October 1, 1945, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Walter A. Deese and Lillian Catoe Deese and was the wife of Harold Thomas "Tommy" Sims. Mrs. Linda loved reading and sewing. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and hidden object games, and loving on her fur-baby, Sally. Mrs. Linda loved spending time with her family and was of the Baptist Faith.

Mrs. Linda is survived by her husband of 29 years, Tommy Sims; her son, BJ Hartley, and his wife, Alison; her granddaughter, Alyssa Hartley; two brothers, Jerry Deese (Shirley), and Harold Deese; two sisters, Sarah Funderburk, and Deborah Deese; and a large extended family.

Mrs. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Lillian Deese; three brothers, Donald Deese, Michael Deese, and Bobby Carroll Deese; and two sisters, Sandra Riggins, and Brenda Hilley.

The Celebration of Life Service for Mrs. Linda will be 3:00 pm, Monday, September 11, 2023, at The Chapel of Burgess Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Steve Anglin. Burial will follow at Lancaster Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Burgess Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, memorials may be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, PO Box 22324, New York, NY 10087.