Ermyl Mae Reeder Broyles

1934 - 2023  (89 years)

• Name	Ermyl Mae Reeder Broyles
  Born	19 Jan 1934	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Apr 2023	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	15 Apr 2023	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I7829	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	William Harry Reeder,   b. 15 Feb 1897,   d. 20 Apr 1967  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Florence Mae Cochran Reeder,   b. 23 Aug 1895, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 1960, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F7462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Kenneth (Kenneth) Broyles,   b. 9 Jun 1929, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 31 Dec 2015, Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1953	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Barbara Louise Broyles Hunt,   b. 25 Aug 1957, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Apr 2012  (Age 54 years)   2. Laura Broyles Anderson
  Documents		Anniversary- Broyles, Kenneth and Ermyl Golden Anniversary for Broyles A family celebration earlier this month was held to honor the 50th wedding anniversary of John Kenneth and Ermyl M. (Reeder) Broyles, Delia. The couple was married July 26, 1953, at Silver Lake. Mr. Broyles was a farmer. Mrs. Broyles worked for 23 years for Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She retired January 31, 1996. They are the parents of two daughters, Barbara and her husband James Hunt, Garden Plain; and Laura and her husband Rick Anderson, Meriden. They have seven grandchildren.
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025 21:58:39
  Family ID	F855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Jan 1934 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Married - 26 Jul 1953 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Buried - 15 Apr 2023 - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Broyles, Ermyl Ermyl Mae Broyles, 89, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born January 19, 1934 in Silver Lake, the daughter of William Harry and Florence Mae (Cochran) Reeder. Ermyl graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1952. After graduation her and her husband farmed in Jackson County around Delia. She worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield as a claim’s specialist. Ermyl was dedicated farmwife, and homemaker. She enjoyed her hobby of quilting and was a member of Kansas Quilters Guild. Ermyl married John “Kenneth” Broyles on July 26, 1953 in Silver Lake, KS. They celebrated over 62 years of marriage before his passing on December 31, 2015. She is also preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Hunt, and a brother, Robert H. Reeder. Survivors include her daughter, Laura Anderson (Rick) of Meriden, KS; 7 grandchildren, Chris, Matt (Marian), Daniel, and Nathan Anderson, Jerrod (Rachel), Jimmy, and John Hunt (Hope); 5 great-grandchildren, Wayne and Claire Hunt, Faith and Jack Hunt, and Theodore Anderson and son-in-law, James Hunt of Garden Plains, KS. Graveside Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Walnut Hill Cemetery located 5 miles north of Silver Lake. Family will greet friends from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Memorials may be given to Silver Lake United Methodist Church or Alzheimer’s Association c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.