Pamela Sue Morris

Pamela Sue Morris, 53, died June 13, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer.

Pam’s celebration of life is at 1 p.m., June 19 at Valley Funeral Home, 151 E. Herning Ave. Wasilla.

Pamela was born March 16, 1959, in McMinnville, Ore., to Edgar and Thelma (Gibson) Sims.

“For those who knew Pamela, she was a kind-hearted woman who had a heart of gold,” her family wrote. “She wouldn’t hesitate to help anyone in need. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Her death will truly be mourned, but the memory of her will live on forever. We love you so much. Rest in peace.”

Preceded in death was her parents, Edgar and Thelma Sims; sister, Patsy Sims; brother, Orville Sims; brother in-law, Don Manasco; and brother in-law, Robert Wedle.

Surviving are her son, Shawn R. Ward of Chandler, Ariz.; son, Eddie Lee Sims of Salem, Ore.; grandson, Timothy Wood of Wasilla; granddaughter, Ava Grace Ward of Chandler, Ariz.; fiancé, Charles Burroughs of Wasilla; her beloved cat, Charlie, which she loved as a daughter; sister, Terry Manasco of Wasilla; sister, Edna Henson (Ronald) of Oregon; sister, Bobby of Oregon; sister, Ardie of Oregon; sister, Jo of Oregon; sister, Rosetta Copeland (Wilk) of Arkansas; sister, Debbie of Oklahoma; sister, Sue of Oklahoma; and brother, Ed Sims of Oklahoma; and several nieces, nephews and many friends.

Arrangements were by Valley Funeral Home and Crematory. Online guestbook may be visited at alaskanfuneral.com.