Lavina East “Sam” Breyfogle, 73, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday, November 5, 2026, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 3 PM, Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dusty Stoey officiating. Interment will follow in the New Testament Cemetery in the Queensland community. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Breyfogle was born August 7, 1953, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Alfred Gaines & Betty Joyce Yearta East. She was employed with the Huddle House for over 10 years as a district manager. She later owned & operated several restaurants in the area. Mrs. Breyfogle enjoyed making cakes and cooking for family and friends. She loved sewing but most of all she loved her family dearly. Mrs. Breyfogle was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by her husband, Roger Breyfogle; daughters: Regina D. Adkinson and Wanda D. Leggett; grandchildren: Justin Sumner & Savannah, Trent Littlefield & Paige, Casey Jo Hampton & Jeffery, Amanda Beene, Jacob Duke and Joseph Duke & Kellie; great grandchildren: Treyce Littlefield, Ivy Lynn Sumner, Elliot Hampton, Zalayna Rodriquez, Ramsey Littlefield, Bruno Rodriquez, Zoey Sumner, Emery Jo Hampton, Brody Duke and Finley Sumner; step children: Olivet Bostick & Steve, Deborah Hutto & Danny, David Breyfogle & Malina, Christina Justice & Andrew, Charity Wilkerson & Billy and Holly Metts & Jeremy; as well as 14 additional grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren; siblings: Joyce Walker & Lynn, Ann East, Sandy East, Kelly Franks and Dale Westbrook & Jeff; her life long friend, Brenda Payne; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Tina D. Callan; a son, Timothy Poor; a brother, Larry East, and a sister, Linda E. Richards.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.