Robert Milton "Sonny" Broom
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Robert Milton "Sonny" Broom, 77, of Petal passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at The Grove Nursing Home in Columbia. Graveside services were held at Sunrise Baptist Church Cemetery on Friday April 1, 2022.
Mr. Broom grew up in the Hickory Grove Community of Improve and attended Hickory Grove Baptist Church. He graduated from Improve High School class of 1963. He raised his family in Foxworth, outside of Columbia, where he was a member of Foxworth First Baptist Church for about 40 years. For the last 10 years, he was a member of Sunrise Baptist Church, where he and his wife, Linda, faithfully attended until she became ill. Mr. Sonny was a hard-working man. Whether he was at his job or at home, he liked to stay busy. His pride and joy was his yellow, 1964 Chevrolet Impala that he bought brand new. He was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was extremely proud of his granddaughter and his 4-week-old great granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Fennell Hession Broom; his parents, Perry and Evelyn Broom; and his brother-in-law, Lloyd Grimes.
He is survived by his daughters, Stacy Broom Tanksley of Columbia and Misty Broom Myrick (Michael) of Hattiesburg; his step son, David Hession (Elisabeth) of Vienna, Austria; his granddaughter, Carly Dunaway (Daniel) of Sumrall; his step-granddaughter, Mathilda Hession of Vienna, Austria; his great granddaughter, Cecilia "Cece" Dunaway; and five siblings, Ruth Grimes of Improve, Charlotte Williamson (Donald) of Improve, J.L. Broom (Nedra) of Columbia, Sherron Broom (Jennell) of Sumrall, and Marlon Broom (Tammy) of Denham Springs, LA.