DILLEY, Frances

1918 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	DILLEY, Frances
  Birth	16 Jul 1918	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	3 Jan 1920	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [2]
  Death	21 Apr 2007	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Frances Dilley Broyles, 88, was born July 16, 1918 in Palestine, Texas to Sammie Belle Campbell and Clarence Van Deursen Dilley. She is a granddaughter of the late Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell and a direct descendent of George M. Dilley, a pioneering railroad industrialist of Texas in the 1880s. She attended Randolph Macon College for Women in Lynchburg, VA and graduated cum laude from the University of Texas in 1939 with a degree in the Bachelor of Arts. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity. In 1941, she married Gordon Barrett Broyles. As a lifelong resident of Palestine, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Meleterion Study Club, DAR, Palestine Fishing Club, and a charter member of the Harvey Woman’s Club. She took much love and interest in her family, gardening, and was an avid bridge player. Loved ones will remember her both as a gracious hostess and a lady of great spiritual strength. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gordon B.; her son, Tom Dilley Broyles; and her sisters: Jean Dilley Knowles and Janet Dilley Davenport. She is survived by her children: Gordon Barrett Broyles Jr., and wife Sunny, Lucie F. Broyles and daughter-in-law, Nancy T. Broyles, all of Palestine. Her grandchildren are: David B. Broyles, Ben T. Broyles, Sam D. Broyles and Carroll B. Gurganus, all of Dallas; Sarah F. Broyles of Boston, MA; L. Jeannette Bostick of Durham, NC; Barrett G. Bostick of Winter Haven, FL; Betsy B. Bostick of Tampa, FL; Jennifer Griffin, Linsey Whittington and great granddaughter Jacie Griffin, all of Palestine. She also is survived by her cousins, Bud Wommack of Palestine, Mitchell Wommack of Corpus Christi and Dr. William B. Campbell of Austin. Visitation will be at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 23. The services will be at the First Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, followed by the graveside at East Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Linda Herron and Dr. Doug Blanton will be officiating. Honorary pallbearers include: Bud Wommack, Mitchell Wommack, Dr. William B. Campbell, Luckett Kolstad, Jack Herrington, Bob Beck and David Dial. ----------------------------- Source: Palestine High School Alumni - Online http://www.txua.com/m35.html
  Burial	Aft 21 Apr 2007	East Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas   [3]
  Person ID	I3772	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	DILLEY, Clarence Van Deursen,   b. 1888, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	CAMPBELL, Sammie Belle,   b. Abt 1890, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1916
  Residence	3 Jan 1920	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Foundry manager
  Family ID	F1140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BROYLES, Gordon Barrett,   b. 27 Apr 1916, Arizona d. 14 Jun 1992, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1941	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States
  Children	1. BROYLES, Thomas Dilley,   b. 24 Aug 1949, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States d. 18 Jan 2001, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F1139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] Miscellaneous, Palestine High School Alumni Association (Online). http://www.txua.com/index.html [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Palestine, Anderson, TX ED 10 Page 4A Dwelling 59. [S114] Miscellaneous, Palestine High School Alumni Association (Online) http://www.txua.com/index.html.