Naomi Marie Taylor Renfroe

Mrs. Naomi Marie Renfroe, 89, of Ellaville, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 24, 2023 at Sand Bethel Church in Taylor County at 11:00 AM with Rev. Matt Harrell and Rev. Don Chandler officiating.  Burial will follow in Ellaville City Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Keith Renfroe, Gary Parks, Jr., Joseph Graham, David Scott, Cy Scott, and Maddox Parks.  The family will receive friends at 27 Lowery Road in Ellaville.

Mrs. Renfroe was born April 12, 1933 in Miami, FL to Joseph B. and Mariam Knowles Taylor.  She was a devoted housewife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  Mrs. Renfroe loved to cook for and spend time with her family.  She was a great Christian foundation for her family and a member of Sand Bethel Church.  Mrs. Renfroe also enjoyed singing and sang for many church functions and weddings.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Renfroe, Sr., a son-in-law, Randy Childs and six siblings, Albert Taylor, Bernard Taylor, Herman Taylor, Kenneth Taylor, Russell “Pat” Taylor, and Margarite Potter.

Survivors include her children, Fred H. Renfroe, Jr. and his wife, Debbie of Americus, GA, Susan Marie Parks and her husband, Gary of Reynolds, GA, Diana Lynn Childs of Ellaville, GA, Donna L. Barnes and her husband, Brick of Rupert, GA, and Lisa E. McGlaun of Cusseta, GA; fourteen grandchildren, thirty-two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Phoebe-Sumter Hospice, 126 Hwy 280 W., Americus, GA 31719.