Obituary: Delia Broyles, 14 Feb 1846 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 10 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, December 2, 1897, p. 14, c. 1 BROYLES.—Miss Delia Broyles, daughter of Dr. I. M. Broyles and J. A. Broyles, was born February 14, 1846, in Alabama; lived in Tennessee and North Carolina; and departed this life in Tyler, Texas, September 12, 1897. A good part of her life she was a great sufferer. At eight years of age she fell on the ice, and received a hurt that made her a cripple all her life. After she was grown she was in a railroad wreck, which increased her suffering for the remainder of her days. Much of her time she was confined to her bed; the writer never saw her anywhere else. At an early age she was converted and joined the Methodist Church. Her religion was a great stay to her during her seasons of suffering, and many Christians learned lessons of patience and trust at her bedside. Quietly and peacefully she went to sleep in Jesus. B. H. GREATHOUSE.