ROCKFORD, Ill. — Nathaniel Sims,

74, Rockford, Illinois, passed January 4, 2022. Survivors: the love of his life, Jennie Cotton; children, Rouvenda Sims and Nathaniel Sims, Jr.; three great-grandchildren; and five siblings. Services at noon, January 15, 2022, at St. Peters Cemetery in Willisville, Ark., by Williams Funeral Home-Arkadelphia. Sign guestbook at www.funeralsatwilliams.com