Mrs. Irene S. Crooms

December 8, 1916 - May 16, 2016

Funeral services for Mrs. Irene S. Crooms, 99, who passed away peacefully at Wellstar Tranquility Hospice in Marietta, Georgia on Monday, May 16, 2016, will be held in the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church, Cochran at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Crooms was the widow of Clarence Clifford Crooms. She was born December 8, 1916, to David Lee Summerall and Rebecca Kennedy Summerall of Baxley, Appling County, Georgia. She attended the local public schools in Appling County before her marriage in 1935. She and her husband moved to Cochran in 1945 where he was a businessman, community leader, and active member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Crooms was a homemaker and also served for 10 years as a teacher's aide with the Cochran Public School System. She was devoted to the Methodist Church for many years as a Sunday school teacher and a member of Circle Four of United Methodist Women. Mrs. Crooms was a member of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. During her 63 years in Cochran, she was an avid bridge player and a member of several afternoon bridge clubs through the years. Mrs. Crooms is survived by her son, Dr. Clarence Lyn (JoAnn) Crooms, Sandy Springs; 2 daughters, Renie C. (Bill) Compton, Chesterfield, MO, and Joy C. (Darrell) Koepke, Lucas, TX; brother, David Lee Summerall, Jr.; 7 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Family will meet friends at Fisher Funeral home on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. and following the service in the church social hall. Donations in her memory may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 87, Cochran, GA 31014. Fisher Funeral Home of Cochran has charge of arrangements. www.fishersfuneralhome.net