Ethel "Tinker" Isabell Atkinson (Sims)

Ethel “Tinker” Isabell Atkinson

July 28, 1955 ~ March 2, 2016

Ethel Isabell “Tinker” Atkinson, 60, passed away March 2, 2016 in the comforts of her home in Montrose, Colorado. Ethel was born July 28, 1955 to Lloyd and Marjory (Griffith) Sims in Lamar, Colorado. Ethel graduated from Sargent High School before marrying the love of her life Gary Wayne Atkinson on August 11, 1984 in Council Grove, Kansas. They made their home in White City, Kansas before Gary’s passing on May 25, 2006 in Topeka, Kansas.

Ethel is survived by her mother Marjory Sims of Montrose, CO; her sons Jim (Gayla) Sims; Charlie (Angie) Atkinson of Montrose, CO; Bradley (Rachel) Atkinson of Texas; her daughters, Tiffany (Jason) Ramey of Hope, KS; Crystal (Dwight) Johnson of Hillsboro, KS; Andrea (Alan) Timm of White City, KS; her brothers Don (Tami) Sims of Monta Vista, CO; Gene (Patly) Sims of Delta, CO; Mike Sims of Montrose, CO; and 10 grandchildren.

Ethel is preceded in death by her husband Gary Atkinson, her father Lloyd Sims, her sister Rosalee Sims. And her brother Wayne Sims.

Memorial Contributions may be made in Ethel’s name to Children’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado at 13123 East 16^th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045. Cremation has taken place at Ethel’s request. Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family.