Charlise “Dink”
Dee Broom
90, Columbia
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Colonial Funeral Home for Charlsie “Dink” Dee Broom, 90, of Columbia, who peacefully passed from this life into the presence of God on Monday, March 10. Burial followed in the Manton Broom Family Cemetery. Bro. J.T. Farve, Dr. Rick Clark and Bro. Neal Breeland officiated at the services. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. until the time of the services on Thursday, March 13, at Colonial Funeral Home.
She was born to Leonard and Allie Lucus and was raised on the family farm in the Melba Community, west of Sumrall. Growing up on a farm, she learned the value of hard work picking cotton and developed a love for pickling and canning the harvest from the land. She had an outgoing personality and would talk to anyone who came close enough to her. She was a Godly woman of deep faith who served her Lord through her longtime membership with Pine Ridge Baptist Church, where she loved singing in the choir. She was devoted to her family and loved family gatherings. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Leasie Hudson and Nell Giannini; two brothers, Norman Lucus and Billy Lucas; and her beloved husband of 70 years, Lloyd Broom.
Survivors include her daughter, Theresa Stringer; son, Jerry Broom (Robin); two brothers, Roy “Toad” Lucus (Peggy) and Dewayne Lucus (Erma); sister-in-law, Carolyn Lucas; five grandchildren, Stephanie McCormick (Scott), Jason Stringer (Kim), Steven Stringer (Tanna), Chris Broom (Haley) and D’Anna McMahan (Will); eight great-grandchildren, Tyler Stringer (Taylor), Lucas Stringer, Bella Stringer, Cameron Broom, Landon Broom, Eliza Broom, Easton McMahan and Lane McMahan; great-great-grandson, Tommy Lloyd Stringer; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Chris Broom, Wesley Bass, Tyler Stringer, Glen Patterson, Donald Wayne Lucus and Keith Lucus. Honorary pallbearers were Landon Broom, Easton McMahan, Lane McMahan, Bryce Burge and Kevin Lucus.
Colonial Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.
