Dolores Roberts Broome
August 4, 1943 ~ September 30, 2023
Born in:
Wayne Co., MI
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Dolores Roberts Broome, age 80, of Leicester, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 following a period of declining health.
Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, David E. Broome, parents, Jerry G. and Helen Lunsford Roberts, and brothers, Buddy J. Roberts and David T. Roberts.
Dolores retired from Leicester Elementary School following 30 years of service. Mrs. Broome was an active member of West Asheville Baptist Church and also enjoyed attending Leicester Baptist Church. She had a deep love for God, her family, and friends.
While traveling throughout the U.S. and other countries, Dolores, along with family and friends, admired the beauty of the earth and enjoyed gardening and working in her yard.
Survivors include her son, Michael D. Broome and wife Candy; grandchildren and the apples of her eye, Jarret M. Broome and Cassada B. Broome, all of Leicester; sister, Sharon R. Broome and husband, Donald of Rogersville, TN; sister-in-law, Gloria T. Roberts of Asheville; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chad Ellege and the Rev. Tony Hooper officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jarrett Broome, Barry Roberts, Jarrod Bachman, Jochen Uhde, Dale Teague, Jansen Gossett, Mike Lusk and Jeff Hall.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to the building fund of Leicester Baptist Church, 18 Tony Lunsford Dr., Leicester, NC 28748.
Services
Visitation: October 4, 2023 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
Funeral Service: October 4, 2023 2:00 pm
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
Burial: October 4, 2023 3:00 pm
Green Hills Cemetery
25 New Leicester Hwy.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-9831
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Michael, our hearts are broken to know that you lost your beautiful mother. And beautiful she was — inside and out. John still talks about how he loved her cooking. In particular, he couldn’t believe how well she made beef liver. As a matter of fact, he was telling one of our neighbors about that just in the last week. She was so kind, so giving, and so loving. I know you and your family will miss this wonderful lady. Please know that our prayers are with you all.
John and Jan Scroggs
Sorry for your loss my friend anything I can do let me know
I knew Delores in 1962. I loved her, since.
Dear family,
Delores was definitely a shining light. I loved working at Leicester Elementary with her for so many years. My prayers are with the family.
Love,
Anita
What can possibly be said about this woman more than what a Godly Woman Deloris was! Such a sweet spirit loved by anyone who ever had the pleasure of making her aquaintance. Deloris and David were “fixtures” in Vicki and my life in that we were “near neighbors” (a block or so away) before either of our families moved to Leicester and now in Lester we’re in eyesight of each other. Went to church together at Grace Baptist only to later go again, together at West Asheville Baptist. If you ever needed someone to pray for you, you wanted sweet Deloris to be the one. We are really going to miss our chance to see her walking to our house some part of every day before she began her journey to Heaven with her illness’. Have fun and worship with our Savior Jesus Christ and yes, David too! See you later sweet sweet gir!
Dear Broome Family,
Our prayers are with all of you during this difficult time. She will be truly missed, she was always smiling. Our son Davey Woody had her as an assistant teacher for Kindergarten at Leicester School, she was such a big part of his first year of school. We are sorry that we are not able to be there. Love and Prayers.
You are in my thoughts and prayers during these very difficult days. Praying for peace and comfort for your family and loved ones. Love you sweet Cass.
Dear Broome family,
I loved working with Mrs. Broome at Leicester Elementary. She always had a smile on her face and always made sure she left you with a smile on yours. She was a very special lady and will definitely be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
What a beautiful Godly Christian lady. You are going to be missed. God bless and comfort the family
Sharon and family, we were so sorry to hear of the passing of Dolores. She was a good friend and a wonderful person and will be missed by many. I would definitely be at her service but I had a Total Hip Replacement 2 weeks ago and unable to go out yet. We are remembering your family in prayer
My thoughts and prayers are with your family at this sad time. She Was Beautiful both inside and out!
She Had a heart of Gold and Loved Everybody.
She and I were great friends and you never saw this lady without that beautiful smile. I pray for comfort, peace and strength in the days ahead. May God Bless all of you and may you feel his arms around you giving you the strength you need at this difficult time. Betty Byrd
Michael and family, Your mother was a precious lady. I pray for God’s strength to get you through the days and weeks ahead.
Mrs. Dolores was such a precious lady. She always had a smile on her face and encouraging words to share. A very dedicated Church member for sure! I know her rewards will be great! She will be missed!
About Delores’s passing. She was such a sweet, beautiful
Who always had a smile to share. Thinking of both of you
Delores’s Family: Bill & I were classmates with Delores.She was loved & loved back, unselfish, kind, devoted, faithful to our Lord & Savior. She will be missed but remembered in our hearts. Our thoughts & prayers are with her family.
Joe & Judy Miller family
So sorry to hear. She was such a sweet lady.
Prayers for family.
Broome family, I worked at Leicester Elementary for about 12 years where I met Dolores. What a beautiful person she was, inside and out. Her love for the Lord was so obvious. May it put you at peace knowing that she is with him. She will be missed.
Larry and I were so sorry to hear about Delores. Such a sweet and precious person. We feel blessed to have known her. Our love and prayers are with Michael, Candy and their children. Heaven has gained another Angel.
Such a beautiful spirit Delores has and we will see her again, with more time in Heaven than here on this earth! I so enjoyed our talks. Thanking the Lord for her life.
wherever she went and was loved by so many. David, I’m sorry this is so late, but I loved your Momma. She was definitely a very special soul indeed. I will see her one day, but until then, I have “Precious Memories” to hold
on to.