Staff

The Managing Funeral Director who oversees operations of all three locations, Linda is also a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner and a licensed life insurance agent.  Linda has over twenty years of experience in funeral service and previously worked in the hospitality industry.  She is a member of Providence Baptist Church in College Park and a true Atlanta Falcon's fan.   Linda is also active in the National Funeral Directors and Mortician's Association on a national and local level, having previously been named "Mortician of the Year" by NFDMA's 9th District.  

Born and raised in metro Atlanta, Fernando's interest in funeral service can be tied to his maternal grandfather, Elijah Sims, who established the first Sims Funeral Home in 1943.  Fernando is a Graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. He also studied marketing at the University of West Georgia before starting his own corporate transportation company in the early 2000s, which he continues to operate while serving as the figurehead of Sims Funeral Homes.   A true Georgia sports fan, he's always in the know about the state's upcoming class of football or basketball athletes and ready to talk shop on Georgia Bulldog football.