Smith County, TX   MARY ELIZABETH DOUGLAS BROUGHTON (1840-1918), Obituary

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Submitted by Mary Lee Barnes  - MEARSM2@prodigy.net  

Aged Citizen of Tyler Died at Athens

News reached the city today of the death of Mrs. M.E. Broughton 
which occurred at 12 o/clock today at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. R.L. Gauntt of Athens.  Mrs Broughton ws stricken with 
paralysis last Wednesday night, one side being at first affected. 
Later another stroke resulted, and for the past two or three day, 
she had been unconscious.

Mrs. Broughton was 76 years of age and with one exception was the 
oldest resident of Tyler. She came here 70 yeears ago from Alabama 
and had resided in Tyler continuously since that time up until a 
few months ago when she went to California to visit her daughter. 
(This is not true since she lived in Kaufman and Sherman from 1858 
to 1867.) 

She was a sister to the late Major James P. Douglas and the late 
John B. Douglas . She was woman of strong character and keen 
intellect which retained its clearness up to the day she was 
stricken with paralysis. She reared a large family of children, all
of whom occupy prominent places in various communities in which 
they reside. She was a life time member of the Baptist Church, and 
when her health permitted was active in the duties of that 
Organization. 

Surviving Mrs. Broughton are three sons, James. And Ed of Tyler and 
Judge John Broughton of Houston, and two daughters, Mrs. R.L. Gauntt
of Athens and Mrs. W.D. Bell of California besides many 
grandchildren and other relatives to whom our people extend 
sympathy. 

The remains will be brought to Tyler tonight, and the funeral will 
be held at the residence of Ed T. Broughton , 905 S. Broadway. 
Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Tyler Courier Time January 
18 & 19th 1918.

(It seems very strange they did not even mention the name of her 
husband, Capt. E. T. Broughton, Jr. By this time he had been 
deceased 44 years.  Mollie was also a charter member of the Mollie 
Moore Davis Chapter of the UDC.) 

Notes in parenthesis by Mary Lee Barnes




January 10, 1910
The remains of Mrs. Broughton arrived from Athens this afternoon on the
Cotton Belt and was carried to the home of her son, Ed T. Broughton, S.
Broadway where the funeral services were held at 3 o'clock, being conducted
by Reverend Mr. Fuller, Pastor of First Baptist Church at Athens.

Many relatives and friends attended the service and accompanied the remains
to Oakwood Cemetery where interment took place. There was a lavish
profusion of floral offerings, many from other Eaast Texas cities.

Pallbearers were: Oscar McFArland, H.B. Marsh, H.A. McDougal , George H.
Phillips, H.L Burk and F. M. Bell.

Burkes-Walker Undertaking Co. had charge of the funeral .