Sonia Elaine Tomberlin Spires, 86, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, December 1, 2024, at her residence.
Graveside services will be held 2 PM, Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Sammy Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 PM until the service hour.
Mrs. Spires was born September 7, 1938, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late Wright Yarborough Tomberlin & the late Lutie Michael Rogers Tomberlin. She worked for Fitzgerald Underwear for 12 years as well as Modern Fibers and Ben Hill County Hospital for several years. She also worked with her husband and Johnny Beck at Central Oil Service Station until it closed. She was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Melinda Kay Hughes & Robby of Fort Valley; grandchildren: Hunter Hughes & Logan and Macy Hughes & John; great-grandchildren: Wyatt Hughes and Loretta Hughes; along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Leonard Spires, Jr. and a sister, Annette Rountree.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.