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Elizabeth Broyles Obituary
December 5, 2024
JONESBOROUGH - Mrs. Elizabeth Joan Shelton Broyles, age 80, Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 5, 2024, after a battle with cancer.
Liz was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. She touched the lives of many people as a teacher and minister's wife in Tennessee, Kentucky, California, and Alabama. She was an active member of Trinity Baptist Church and her Sunday School class, the Lively Ladies.
Liz was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Rev. Lon Broyles, Jr. in 2013, and her parents, Tom and Lou Shelton.
She leaves many people behind who will cherish her memory, including three children, Hope Schmidt (David), Jonesborough, Byrd Broyles (Melissa), Culleoka, TN and Tracy Flanary (Gary), Elizabethton; six grandchildren, Lonnie Broyles (Sierra), Alyssa King (Adam), Sean Beach (Alexis), Beth Broyles, M.E. Schmidt and Kaylin Flanary; great-grandchildren, Lon Broyles, Rosalie Barnes, Ayden King, Asher King, Madilyn Broyles and Timber Broyles; siblings, Rosemary Inman (John) Chattanooga, Robert Shelton (Fain), Limestone, Aldaree Young and Glynn Whaley (Freddie), Jonesborough, Nancy Gillis (Roy), Limestone and Tom Shelton (Michelle), Midway; several nieces, nephews, cousin, in-laws and friends.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 12:00-2:00 pm at Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Limestone. The funeral will follow at 2:00 PM officiated by Dr. Mark Harrod.
There will be a private family burial at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make donations to Samaritan's Purse.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.dillow-taylor.com
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, TN 753-3821
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