Sims Herschel Wilkinson, 85, of Lagarto, Texas passed away on February 10, 2015 at Methodist West Houston Hospital in Houston, Texas. Funeral Services are under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales, Texas and will be held on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Harwood United Methodist Church in Harwood, Texas with Reverend Dave Dillon officiating. Interment will follow at Harwood Cemetery in Harwood, Texas. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 12, 2015. Sims was born on November 30, 1929 in Gonzales County, Texas. He was the son of Carl Thomas and Wanette Adel (Knippa) Wilkinson, Sr. He married Sadie Mae Sutton on October 5, 1949 at the Methodist Church in Star, Texas. He enjoyed going fishing and setting trot lines for catfish. He liked to go hunting, play dominoes, and socializing with friends and family. Sims is survived by one son; Rock Wilkinson and his wife, Staci of Houston, Texas, one daughter; Candace Bow and her husband, Phillip of 7 Points, Texas, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, two brothers-in-law; John Sutton and his wife, Minnie Lu of Refugio, Texas, Donald Stubbs of Seguin, Texas, two sisters-in-law; Lois Sutton of San Antonio, Texas, Charlotte Noble of New Braunfels, Texas, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; Carl and Wanette Wilkinson, Sr., his wife; Sadie, one brother; Carl Thomas Wilkinson, Jr., and one son; Michael Sims Wilkinson. The family request memorials to: Harwood United Methodist Church or the Harwood Cemetery Association. To join the family in celebrating Sims life and to offer condolences, please go to: www.buffingtonfuneralhomegonzales.com