James M. "Jay Bird" Sims

Marion, Virginia

James M. “Jay Bird” Sims age 66, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Mountain Laurel Rehab & Nursing, Rural Retreat, Va.

Jay lived all his life in Marion. He was a self employed contractor and handy man. He enjoyed being in the outdoors and gardening. Jay always had a wonderful vegetable garden. He enjoyed life- whether he was watching Rocky the squirrel and his other squirrel friends in his yard, doing wood crafts, or riding the backroads with his friends Robbie and Lester – Jay was having a good time doing it.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Betty Sims; brothers, Gary Michael Sims and John Clinton Sims; grandparents, Manuel and Rebecca Jane Sims, James and Elma Jean Goodman.

Jay is survived by his brother, Joseph “Joe” Simms and wife, April of Rural Retreat, Va.; nieces, Kenzie Simms and Kylie Simms.

Memorial services will be held Friday, December 19, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Fraziers’ Seaver-Brown Chapel, 237 East Main Street, Marion Va. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Open Door Café, 650 West Main Street, Wytheville VA 24382 or online at www.opendoorcafewytheville.org.

To share memories of James M. “Jay Bird” Sims, please visit www.seaverbrown.com Care for Jay has been entrusted to Fraziers’ Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion VA 24354.