Carolyn Meredith

Sims

Carolyn Flozel Meredith Sims , 74, passed away in Fort Worth Texas on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.

She was born October 4, 1946 in Odessa, Texas. She grew up and attended high school in Roscoe, TX. While in school in Roscoe, she loved being a m ajorette while twirling the baton at many football games . Her life was spent with good friends and family while taking care of her beloved poodle. Following graduation from high school , Carolyn attended Texas Tech University. Her dream job was to be a flight attendant and following completion of flight attendant school in California she went to work for Continental Airlines while living in California. Throughout the Vietnam War, she flew military air transports to many places overseas including Okinawa, Guam and Vietnam . Carolyn met Horace Clif ton Sims during her travels abroad and they we re married. From their marriage, she had two children: a daughter and son. Susan Meredith Sims (1976) and Steven Thomas Sims (1982) .

After retiring from Continental Airlines, she went on to Real Estate school and received her license. Carolyn also spent many years teaching special needs students at Arlington Heights High School and Burton Hill Elementary in Fort Worth, TX . She was a very selfless person who put the needs of others at the forefront of her mind. Carolyn was a fun - loving , humorous and energetic woman. She loved to take frequent trip s to Ruidoso , NM with her daughter and other family members. She was an avid tennis player and spent many days on the courts at Ridglea Country Club. She enjoyed dinner parties and times spent with friends, later in life Carolyn would spend her time with her granddaughter that she loved immensely ; she also received the blessing of a new grandson in her final days.

Survived by: Daughter: Susan Sims Dinsdale of Ft. Worth, TX ; Brent Dinsdale (son-in-law) ; Logan Victoria Cain (granddaughter) Son: Steven Thomas Sims of Fort Worth TX; Steven Shannon Sims Jr. (grandson) Brother: Tommy Meredith o f Wastella , TX , B rother: David Meredith of Sweetwater , TX .

She was preceded in death by her parents, Marshall (Father) and Frankie Pearl Williams Meredith (Mother). Graveside services will be at 11 A.M. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Roscoe Cemetery, Roscoe (Nolan County) Texas , with Rev. Juanelle Jordan officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

Donations in her honor may be made to Vitas Community Connection or First United Methodist Church of Roscoe, TX.