Ms. Janice Deloris Sims

December 13, 1941 - November 23, 2018

Janice Deloris Sims, 76, of Peoria, IL transitioned from this life to her heavenly home at 8:55 pm on Friday, November 23, 2018 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home. Janice was born December 13, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was one of five children born to Levi and Jessie Mae (Williams) Murray. Janice moved to Chicago in 1945 where she met her future husband. She married James Sims in 1956 and were married 52 years before his passing in 2008. Janice worked for Morgan Linen Company in Chicago for 35 years before retiring in 2006. She loved cooking, music, dancing and going on casino trips. After Janice’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, she relocated to Peoria, IL in 2009 to live with her son and daughter- in- law, Regina, so they could care for her. Janice was the mother of 12 children. She leaves to cherish her memory six sons, Darryl (Regina) Murray and Kenneth Sims both of Peoria, Adrian (Debra) Murray of California, Anthony Sims of Augusta, GA, Richard Sims and Maurice Sims of Chicago; two daughters, Patricia Myers of California and Anetra Sims of Indiana; two brothers, Charles Murray of Chicago and Roy Murray of Indiana; one sister, Carolyn Bolden of Dallas, TX; and a host of nieces, nephews and special friends. She is also preceded in death by her parents; four sons, Lane, Dane, Stanley and Larry; one brother, Richard Murray.