Jimmy Broadway , 76, of Tenaha, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019, in Tenaha.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 30, 2019, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center.  Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Stanvac Lynn Morris officiating. Interment will follow at Ramah Cemetery in Tenaha.

Mr. Broadway was born December 10, 1943, in Jenny, Arkansas, to John Henry Broadway and Mazel Barton Broadway. He served in the United States Army Reserve and also worked as a fence builder for a fencing company. His hobbies included woodworking, fishing, and working in his yard.  He attended Ramah Baptist Church in Tenaha.

He is survived by his wife, Debra Jo Broadway of Tenaha; children, Robert Spence and wife Suzanne of Tenaha, Billy Spence of Longview, and Donna Roberts and husband Terry of Longview; grandchildren, Miranda, Allison, and Lacie; great grandchildren, Macie, Waylon, and Cash; sister, Mary Johnson of Houston; numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, John Henry Broadway and Mazel Barton Broadway; and siblings, Henry Broadway, Irene Gentry, Marie Odom, and Clara May Broadway.

Pallbearers will be Mark Odom, Joe Gentry, Jerry Gentry, Matthew Odom, Carl Johnson, and Lannie Gentry.