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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Zula Mae Mims
Zula Mae
Mims
Jun 11, 1924 — Aug 20, 2015
Zula Mae Mims' Obituary
~Service~
Saturday, August 29, 2015
11:00 a.m.
Court Dr. Church of Christ
Bro. Norvie Cottingham, Officiating
Burial to follow in Memorial Cemetery, Palestine, TX.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
11:00 a.m.
Court Dr. Church of Christ
Bro. Norvie Cottingham, Officiating
Burial to follow in Memorial Cemetery, Palestine, TX.
Zula Mae Alexander Mims was born on June 11, 1924 in Yard, Texas to Eddie and Mary Dawson Alexander. She was the second of six children.
Zula Mae was raised in Yard, Texas and graduated from Yard School System.
She accepted Christ as a child and united with Friendship Baptist Church in Yard, Texas, later she became a member of Salt Works Rd. Church of Christ in Palestine, Texas.
She married Ernest Mims, Sr. on March 3, 1945. This union was blessed with seven children.
Zula Mae worked for Motel Hospitality Tech, retiring in 1999.
On August 19, 2015, at TruCare Living Center in Palestine, Texas, Zula Mae left this earth on the Wings of Angels. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Mary Alexander; husband, Ernest Mims, Sr.; Daughter, Marilyn Mims; four brothers, J.C. Alexander, L.C. Alexander, R.C. Alexander, Eddie Alexander.
Her loving memories will always be remembered by those who love her:
Three sons, Ernest Mims, Jr., James Mims, George Mims, Roy Mims, all of Palestine, Texas; daughters, Willie Mae Ojeikhoah, Fort Worth, Texas, Laverne Donnell (Millard), Palestine, Texas, Krystal Davis (Michael) Palestine, Texas, Maxine Rogers, Elkhart, Texas; sister, Geneva Douglas, Cayuga, Texas; special friends, Ida Bell Edwards, Geneva Sparks, Cherhonda Brown, Mary Oliver, Ilester Hawkins, Shelia Butler; 25 grandchildren; 47 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren. A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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