LeRoy Broome, age 85, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Mr. Broome was born on November 6, 1937, in Baldwin, Georgia, to the late Wilson Woodrow Broome and Grace Chipwood Broome Mace. LeRoy attended Habersham High School before serving in the U.S. Army from February 1955 to February 1958. He was a truck driver, and his love was to ride around looking for deer and other wildlife. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Melvin Broome and Clois Broome, and his sister, Peggy Jean Broome.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Jane Broom, of Baldwin; his children Sherri, & Travis Wilson of Hudson, Florida; Cindy & Michael Scott of Fort Myers, Florida; Brenda & Ricky Bell of Waycross, Georgia; Fred E, Ferst, of Waycross, Georgia and Johnny and Rhonda Kinnon of Brantley County.
Mr. Broome’s wishes were to be cremated, and no formal services will be held at this time.
In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to a Hospice House of your choice.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes and Crematory, South Chapel, at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123
