SIMS, Mr. Bertrand, a resident of Springfield, MA, passed October 20, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 31, 2025, at 12:00 Noon in the McKenzie's Funeral Home Chapel, Tuskegee, AL. Interment will follow in the Cooper Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery, Tuskegee, AL, McKenzie's Funeral Home Staff, directing. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Mr. Sims will lie in state one hour prior to the service.

The family of Mr. Bertrand Sims appreciates the support that they have received during their time of bereavement from so many people who knew and loved him. Please keep the Sims Family in your thoughts and prayers.