Mr. Buford Royal, Sr. of 206 West 18th Avenue, Cordele, Georgia passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the chapel of the J. W. Williams Funeral Home in Cordele, Georgia.  The

Over the years he enjoyed attending various churches throughout the community. As a child, he attended Lebannon Baptist Church.

Better known to his family and friends, as "Pete," he enjoyed fishing, picking pecans, and playing the lottery. A born socializer, he would often ride around town and strike up a conversation with whomever he met.

He would often encourage all the children to stay in school and finish their education and more than anything else keep a job. He would often ask, "Where do you work?" and following that would be him saying, "Hold on to your job, just in case I need to borrow some money!"  He loved cracking jokes; a trait he passed on to his sons and grandsons.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend peacefully transitioned from this life. Along with his parents, preceding him in death are his children, Jannifer Royal and Lois Royal Rawls, and his siblings, Juanita Williams, Rufus Royal, Robert Lee Royal, Albert Royal, and Jimmie Arthur Royal.

Fond memories of his life will forever be cherished by his loving and caring family, his wife, Cora Lee "Dooly" Royal; his children, Buford (Mary) Royal, Jr. of Cordele, Georgia, Nathaniel Royal of Warner Robins, Georgia, Queen (Norman) Evans of Birmingham, Alabama, Brenda (Winfred) Green of Cordele, Georgia, Buford Ross of Orlando, Florida, Lois (Shawn) Adams of Jacksonville, Florida, Anthony (Dorthy) West, Jr. of St. Marys, Georgia, Reudine (Bennie) Warren of Cordele, Georgia, and Jacqueline Bunn of Decatur, Georgia; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren; his sisters, Etta Peacock of Cordele, Georgia,  Bertha Castor of Jacksonville, Florida, and his twin, Beulah Williams of Miami, Florida; his brothers, Johnny Royal, who was very devoted, of Cordele, Georgia and Bobby (Florence) Royal of Miami, Florida; his aunt, Yvonne Cannady of Cordele, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and many sorrowing friends.