McMinnville resident and Cleveland, Ms., native Lenore Sims Pratt, 72, died April 24 at her home after a brief illness.A retired accountant with Graining Paint Company of Knoxville and a member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Susie Griffin Sims and first husband, Travis William Griffin.She is survived by her husband, Charles Pratt; daughters, Suzanne Lambert, Patti Wilhite and Clair Cochran; son, Jason Pratt; grandchildren, Jessica Chandler, Neal Lambert, Ashley Wilhite, Blake Cochran and Cameron Cochran; great-grandchildren, Cameron, Cierra, Danny, Chloe, David, Aryana and Gabriel; and brother, Jimmy Sims.Services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with John May and Jim Lawhorn officiating. Burial will follow at Big Springs Presbyterian Cemetery in Blount County at 2 p.m. EST Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee, 955 Woodland Court, Nashville, TN 37206.High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) April 25, 2012
Lenore Sims Pratt, 72