Cynthia Georgia Piollet Sims

Cynthia Georgia Piollet Sims, age 94, a resident of Wysox, PA died on February 24, 2024, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Cynthia was born on August 25, 1929, at the Piollet mansion in Wysox, PA, the youngest daughter to parents Thomas Wierman Piollet and Cynthia Osborne Piollet. She graduated from Towanda Area High School in 1947. After high school, Cynthia wed Harry John Sims, Jr. of Wysox, PA, and they were married for over 50 years. Cynthia was preceded by Harry’s death on January 11, 2006. In early years of their marriage, Cynthia traveled to Harry’s Pirates’ Minor League baseball games in the US and Canada. She and her husband were avid baseball, football, soccer, and wrestling sports fans. Cynthia worked in earlier years for Lundy Business in Wysox, PA, later for Ruggles Clothing Store, as a secretary and salesperson, in Towanda. Her longest career was as a caseworker and supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare in Towanda PA. Following her retirement, she was a long-term member and secretary of Pennsylvania Retirement State Employees (PARSE) for Bradford County. Cynthia and Harry instilled in their children that it was important to vote in every election and to know the candidates. Cynthia had a perfect voting record. She served on the Asylum Township Election Board. In her youth, Cynthia attended the Wysox Presbyterian Church (her ancestor Joseph M. Piollet was the 1828 church architect/creator). When her children were younger, the family attended church services and she taught Sunday School. She never missed her children’s sporting events, school activities, band and choir performances, dance and piano recitals, etc. She attended many of her grandchildren’s events, too. Cynthia’s interests included traveling the United States and abroad with her husband and family members. She was a voracious reader, an expert Scrabble player and a Canasta card player for over 70 years with her special group of friends. Cynthia is also preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Joyce Mari Piollet Merritt and Sarah (Sally) W. Piollet Powers and Sally’s husband William “Bo” Powers, and her husband Harry’s parents, Harry and Lottie M. Sims, and sons-in-law Kenneth Mapes and Raymond Hill. Cynthia is survived by her sister Joan Emilie Piollet Burroughs (Ft. Myers, FL), her children Joyce Mari Sims Marr, (Lake Wesauking PA), Cynthia Kay Sims (and Earl) Andrews (Reading PA), Barbara Mae Sims Mapes (Lake Wesauking PA) and Kyle J. (and Alison) Sims (Towanda PA). Cynthia is also survived by seven grandchildren. Her grandson Todd (and Jacqueline) Marr (Nottingham PA), Tedd (and Jeannette) Marr (Woolwich Twp., NJ), Kyle Andrews (Gaithersburg MD), granddaughter Bethany (and Tom) Graham (Columbia MD), Garrett (and Ashlee) Sims (Darien CT), Zachary Sims (Towanda PA) and Andrew (and Melissa) Hill (Hamstead MD). She is also survived by her husband’s special cousin, Norma Conrad (New Milford PA) and by her great-grandchildren Alexandria Marr, Sarah Marr, Tyler Rimmer, Olivia Rimmer, Kaleigh (and Justin) Coney, Harrison Marr, Jack Marr, Liam Hill, Charlotte Hill, Jett Sims, her nieces and nephews and their families. As it takes a village, the family of Cynthia wishes to extend grateful and sincere thanks to her in-home dedicated loving caregivers: Donna Benjamin, Joy Grace, Michele Estes, Lori Bozeman, Gracelynn Kaczynski, in addition to the Guthrie Hospice Towanda. A funeral service will be held Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home 217 York Ave. Towanda, PA with Pastor Rachel Stahle officiating. Interment will be in the Wysox Cemetery, Wysox, PA. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to a charity of one’s choice or to one of Cynthia’s favorites: Bradford County Historical Society, 106 Pine Street, Towanda PA 18848; French Azilum, c/o D. Courville (Treas.), 637 Doolittle Hill Road, Laceyville PA 18623, or Wysox Presbyterian Church, 22953 PA-187, Wysox PA 18854. Memories and condolences may be expressed by visiting www.bowenfuneralhomes.com.

Cynthia Georgia Piollet Sims

August 25, 1929 - February 24, 2024

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