William Reid Sims, Jr., 86, of Madison St., passed away peacefully Saturday March 7, 2026 in Dublin.

Services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday March 11, 2026 in Couey-Reece-Stanley Funeral Home.   Rev. Frank Morris and Harold Reece, Jr.  will officiate.

Mr. Sims was born in Jesup, GA, the son of the late William Reid Sims, Sr. and Leona Bennett Sims.  He was the widower of the late Margaret Hawthorne Sims, and was preceded in death by his daughters Reida "Jill" Mitchell and Gaye Sims. By his sisters Barbara S. Bryant and Glenda S. Fountain, his brothers Jordan Sims,  Dan Sims, and Herman "Hot Rod" Sims.  His son-in-law Jimmy Binion.  Reid was a retired Customer Relations Coordinator with BASF Kaolin. He was a member of First Baptist Church Gordon and often attended Asbury Church.

Reid loved family and told many stories about his childhood and siblings. He loved holidays and having his children and grandchildren at his house, pool, or lake. He entertained them for many years as they grew up. You could always find him behind a camera. Reid treasured time with his wife. They traveled and loved fishing at Lake Talquin, Florida. Reid was proud of his family.  A little boy who grew up in Jeffersonville Ga., married his sweetheart, Margaret, in 1959. He had four daughters and leaves behind a treasure of lifetime stories to all who knew him.

Survivors include his daughters, Gina (Richie) Green and Joye Binion, his sister Gloria S. Floyd, his grandchildren, Mitch Fountain, Danielle Vinson, Skylar Fountain, Zack Binion, Erica Binion, Jeb Binion, Davey Vinson, and Will Binion, 21great grandchildren, two great great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 2:00PM Wednesday before services in the funeral home.

Couey-Reece-Stanley Funeral Home in Gordon has charge of arrangements.