JAMES W. BUDDY BROOME
James W. Buddy Broome passed away peacefully at his home in Alleyton, Texas, on Dec. 25, 2022. Buddy was born Jan. 18, 1930, in Satin, Texas, to Frank Broome and Eva Mae Thompson Broome. He joined the Army at age 19 (as a corporal) and was stationed at Fort Hood and Arkansas, where he became a cook.
If Buddy ever cooked for you, you have been blessed because it was so good. After the service, he worked for more than 25 years for Remington Rand/Sperry. He did a lot of traveling around America and parts of Venezuela for work. He then retired part time and worked for Mobile Typewriter for a while. Buddy finally retired full time and moved to Lovelady, where he found a passion working on his farm raising cattle, chickens, goats, and his specialty, gardening.
He also loved to fish and enjoyed passing his fishing expertise to his grandchildren.
Buddy was a member of the Lovelady United Methodist Church and part of the mens’ ministry for many years. He made such a poitive impact on so may lives young and old, and was always willing to lend a helping hand. His legacy will live on through his loved ones as they have learned from him.
Survivors include his soulmate, Nelda Moore, with whom he spent 25-plus years together; daughter, Karen Johnson and husband, David; son, James Broome; grandchildren, Michelle “Andy” Sears and husband Charles, Kimberly “Pinkie” Erazo and husband Albert; great-grandchildren, Brooke Sears, Augustine Erazo, Allie Sears, Eva Erazo and Charlie Sears; sisters, Trudy Casey and Peggy Gill; and extended family Martha and Brent Flower, Sharon and Ray Reno, Karen and Steve Morris, Candy and Bill Howard, and Mike and Shelia Walker, along with numerous others he considered his own.
He is preceded in death by his mother and father; daughter, Breda Broome; son, Thome Broome; and sister, Ruth Daniels.
As Buddy would say, “ If it’s daylight, we’re fighting, if it’s night, we’re dancing.”
Graveside services were 1 p.m. Dec. 30 at Lovelady Antioch Cemetery with the Rev. Jack McMann officiating. Visitation was noon prior to the service at the cemetery.
A reception followed at Lovelady First United Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be left at www.callawayallee. com