Mrs. Marjorie Lou Whitfield Broome, age 85, of Homer, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 20, 2022.
Mrs. Broome was born on May 2, 1936, in Banks County to the late Joseph and Mae Stowe Whitfield. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Broome; daughters, JoAnn Broome, Dorothy Chaka; son-in-law Ricki Blackwell; sisters, Everene Brown and Louise Savage, Pauline Moore, Lilly Mae Whitfield; brothers, Junior Whitfield, Harold Whitfield, Curtis Whitfield, Harrison Whitfield, Raymond Whitfield, Alfred Whitfield. Mrs. Broome was a Charter Member of Cross Roads Baptist Church. She was known by “Maw-Maw” to not only her grandchildren but everyone that knew her. Maw-Maw was the baby whisperer, the one who could bake the best biscuits and cornbread ever! The one who spoke… you listened. The one who loved big and hard. The one who (in her younger days) would defend her kids and grandkids, even if it meant pulling out the shotgun. The one who you knew to give a kiss and hug to as soon as you walked into her home.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Jimmy Broome, of North Carolina; Boyd Broome, of Homer; William Broome and Kathy, of New York; Debbie Blackwell, of Homer; Arlene Ramirez and Jorge, of Clarkesville; twelve grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; sister, Linda Newsome, of Baldwin; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with Pastor Lamar Kastner and Pastor Austin Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in the VFW Memorial Park Cemetery in Demorest, Georgia.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, January 22, 2022, at the funeral home
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123
