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Johnnie Lee Broyles

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Johnnie Lee Broyles Veteran

Birth
Tipton, Tillman County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
21 Oct 2016 (aged 85)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
Jones Prairie, Milam County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.9484277, Longitude: -96.8719739
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Johnnie Lee Broyles

August 22, 1931 - October 21, 2016

BOERNE Johnnie Lee Broyles age 85 of Boerne, Texas died Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Vitas Hospice at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral services are 11:00am Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Boerne, Reverend Mike Harkrider officiating. The family will receive visitors at the church beginning at 10:00am. Burial was held at 3:00pm Monday at Little River Baptist Church Cemetery, just north of Cameron, Texas under the direction of Carnes Brothers Funeral Home of Galveston.

Johnnie Lee Broyles was born at home outside Tipton, Oklahoma on August 22, 1931, His family moved to California in 1932 and moved around a lot during their time in California and moved back to Ada, Oklahoma in the fall of 1944. Johnnie attended Byng Independent Schools until 1949 then transferred to Tipton High School, then joining the U.S. Navy on March s" 1951.

Johnnie had two brothers, James Nelson Broyles, deceased, of Kansas, Thomas Bennet Broyles, San Marcos, Texas, and one sister Nancy Alice Broyles Canady, of San Antonio, Texas.

Johnnie was sent to San Diego, California for boot camp then on to Astoria, Oregon for shore duty until December 1952, at which time, he was ordered aboard ship, The USS Tolovana, A. O. 64 a U.S. Navy fleet oiler 'Tanker". He had two tours of duty to the Far East, having ports of call in Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong, Manila, French Indo China, and other ports of call.

He was discharged February 28, 1955.
Johnnie started attending First Baptist Church of Jacinto City Houston, Texas where he met his bride to be and the love of his life Janice Eileen Seale. They were married on April 12, 1956, celebrating their so" Anniversary at the First Baptist Church of Boerne, Texas.

They had two children, a son James Keith Broyles of Lufkin Texas, and a daughter Brenda Gayle Broyles Campbell of Bandera, Texas. They had four grand children and several great grand children.

While in the Navy, his parents moved to Houston, therefore after he was released from the navy, he made Houston his home town, he had several short term jobs before going to work for the Texas Highway Department. Johnnie retired from the Texas Highway Department October 31, 1991.

Johnnie was approached in 1964 to serve as a committee man for a local Boy Scout Troop which resulted in him serving as a Cub Scout Master for three years followed by three years as Scout Master. While serving as a Scout Master, he also served as a Round Table Commissioner., thus earning the Scouters key three ways.

He also took wood badge training and earned his wood badge, he also was a brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. He was nominated for the Silver Beaver award and received the award at Scouters annual dinner.

Johnnie served as an usher and greeter in every church he attended between 1960 and 2005. He was nominated for Deaconship in 1991 but declined as he didn't think he was qualified to serve, but he was nominated a second time in 1999 at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Boerne, Texas and served until 2001.

He moved his membership to Shepherds Fellowship Baptist Church Boerne, Texas and served as one of their Deacons as well as their treasurer until 2005. In 2005, he moved his membership to First Baptist Church Boerne, Texas.

Carnes Funeral Homes

Johnnie Lee Broyles

August 22, 1931 - October 21, 2016

BOERNE Johnnie Lee Broyles age 85 of Boerne, Texas died Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Vitas Hospice at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral services are 11:00am Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Boerne, Reverend Mike Harkrider officiating. The family will receive visitors at the church beginning at 10:00am. Burial was held at 3:00pm Monday at Little River Baptist Church Cemetery, just north of Cameron, Texas under the direction of Carnes Brothers Funeral Home of Galveston.

Johnnie Lee Broyles was born at home outside Tipton, Oklahoma on August 22, 1931, His family moved to California in 1932 and moved around a lot during their time in California and moved back to Ada, Oklahoma in the fall of 1944. Johnnie attended Byng Independent Schools until 1949 then transferred to Tipton High School, then joining the U.S. Navy on March s" 1951.

Johnnie had two brothers, James Nelson Broyles, deceased, of Kansas, Thomas Bennet Broyles, San Marcos, Texas, and one sister Nancy Alice Broyles Canady, of San Antonio, Texas.

Johnnie was sent to San Diego, California for boot camp then on to Astoria, Oregon for shore duty until December 1952, at which time, he was ordered aboard ship, The USS Tolovana, A. O. 64 a U.S. Navy fleet oiler 'Tanker". He had two tours of duty to the Far East, having ports of call in Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong, Manila, French Indo China, and other ports of call.

He was discharged February 28, 1955.
Johnnie started attending First Baptist Church of Jacinto City Houston, Texas where he met his bride to be and the love of his life Janice Eileen Seale. They were married on April 12, 1956, celebrating their so" Anniversary at the First Baptist Church of Boerne, Texas.

They had two children, a son James Keith Broyles of Lufkin Texas, and a daughter Brenda Gayle Broyles Campbell of Bandera, Texas. They had four grand children and several great grand children.

While in the Navy, his parents moved to Houston, therefore after he was released from the navy, he made Houston his home town, he had several short term jobs before going to work for the Texas Highway Department. Johnnie retired from the Texas Highway Department October 31, 1991.

Johnnie was approached in 1964 to serve as a committee man for a local Boy Scout Troop which resulted in him serving as a Cub Scout Master for three years followed by three years as Scout Master. While serving as a Scout Master, he also served as a Round Table Commissioner., thus earning the Scouters key three ways.

He also took wood badge training and earned his wood badge, he also was a brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. He was nominated for the Silver Beaver award and received the award at Scouters annual dinner.

Johnnie served as an usher and greeter in every church he attended between 1960 and 2005. He was nominated for Deaconship in 1991 but declined as he didn't think he was qualified to serve, but he was nominated a second time in 1999 at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Boerne, Texas and served until 2001.

He moved his membership to Shepherds Fellowship Baptist Church Boerne, Texas and served as one of their Deacons as well as their treasurer until 2005. In 2005, he moved his membership to First Baptist Church Boerne, Texas.

Carnes Funeral Homes



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