It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Edwin Gregory Sims, 71, of Macomb, Illinois on Wednesday, January 29, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Greg was born on December 11, 1953 at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, IL to Edwin and Norma (Chandler) Sims. He is survived by his mother, Norma Sims of Chatham, IL; daughters Emily (Ryan) Hughey of Columbia, MO and Kristen (Shawne) Almgren of Fort Collins, CO; granddaughters Greer Hughey and Lilly Almgren; sisters Denise (Glenn) Daugherty of Chatham, and Linda (Chris) Dace of Springfield, IL; and several beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Edwin C. Sims, of Macomb, IL.
Greg's passion for horticulture blossomed early, nurtured during his childhood in Columbia, Missouri. After graduating from Hickman High School, he earned a degree in horticultural sciences from the University of Missouri. A free-spirited young man, Greg ventured to San Francisco with his future wife,

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