A funeral service for Timothy Bixter Tims, 80, of Chickasha, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2023 in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Kim Hayes officiating.
Tim Tims was born on November 15, 1942 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Fred Audrey “Jack” Tims and John “Fern” (Hastings) Tims. He passed from this life on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at his home in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Tim grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1960.
Over the years, he had worked at various jobs, and then owned and operated Jimmy’s Cleaners for over twenty years.
On April 12, 1988, he married Kathleen Denise (Draughon) and they shared the last 35 years together.
Tim was a horseman that loved to rope and ride. He enjoyed watching Gunsmoke and Yellowstone and spending time with his wife. In years past, he had been a local Mason. He was a simple and loving man.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Fern Tims.
Survivors include his wife, Denise of the home; son and daughter-in-law Michael and Marianne Tims of Littleton, Colorado; daughter and son-in-law Melanie and Jerry LaPolla of Las Vegas, Nevada; grandchildren Danny LaPolla and wife Olivia of Las Vegas, Nevada; Ashton Tims of Littleton, Colorado; Ryan LaPolla of Las Vegas, Nevada; and great-granddaughter Sienna LaPolla; and other extended family and many friends.
Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.