Oliver Broom, 93, of Irwin County died Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 6, 2012 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Ocilla with the Rev. Steve Brooks and the Rev. Bobby Brooks officiating. Interment will follow in the Brushy Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 Wednesday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Broom was born January 5, 1919, in Irwin County, Georgia to the late Robert Alonza Broom and Mary Ann Cox Broom. A retired, hardworking farmer who was known for growing pumpkins, Mr. Broom lived in the community most of his life. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
Mr. Broom is survived by his daughter: Shirley B. Tankersley; two sons and daughters-in-law: J.M. & Dale Broome, Harvey & Nina Broome all of Ocilla; two sisters and brother-in-law: Wilma Alford of Nashville, Lucille & Sonny Brooks of Albany; nine grandchildren: Gaya Simmons, Angie Williams, Morris Tankersley, Amanda McIntyre, Fred Broome, Nan Vassey, Tammie Sandford, Michael Tankersley and Della McClelland Farmer and fourteen great-grandchildren. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Edna Morris Broom and son-in-law, Gary Tankersley.