Broyles, Richard - Richard Broyles, familiarly known as "Uncle Dicky," died at his home southwest of Maryville, Sunday night March 16, 1903, aged nearly 93 years.

He was born in 1810, and grew to manhood there. He married there and had three sons, Asa, Jeff, and Solomon, and a daughter, born there.

About 1840 he moved to Missouri and settled in St Joseph [Missouri], where his wife died.

In 1841 he came to Nodaway county, which had ever since been his home. He married the second time after moving to Nodaway county, by which union he had three sons, all of whom are dead. He married Widow Brewer as his third wife, by whom he had four children all of whom are living but one. Solomon, who was at one time on the St Joseph police force, died there a few years ago, while Asa and Jeff, both reside in Nodaway county and have children and grandchildren.

Uncle Dicky was always stout and healthy, never having been sick until he was taken down by his final disease. He was buried Tuesday in Cain Cemetery. The Republican, Maryville, Missouri, April 2, 1903

Broyles, Richard - Death of Old Resident - Richard Broyles died Sunday night at the residence of his son, A.C. Broyles, northwest of town. Mr Broyles had lived to a ripe old age being 92 years old the second day of last January. He was born in the eastern part of Tennessee in 1811. He came to Missouri in 1840 and located in Buchanan County. He soon moved to Nodaway county and has lived here ever since.

He was married three times. His last wife survives him. By the first marriage there were four children. Two of these children, A.C. Broyles and Jeff Broyles live in this county. Five children were born to the second marriage. They are all dead. By the third marriage, four children were born, three of whom are living.

The deceased was never sick until his last illness. In his younger days, he was a large man weighting about 180 or 190 pounds. His death seemed to be caused by a general breaking down. He has 15 living grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and 5 great, great grandchildren. He has lived to see his fifth generation.

When he came from Tennessee to Missouri, his father gave him these words as a motto, "Do unto others as ye would that others do unto you," and he always remembered them and shaped his life by them.

The funeral was conducted Tuesday at 10 o'clock at Wesley Chapel by Rev Campbell of Skidmore. Burial in Cain Cemetery. Nodaway Democrat, Maryville, Missoui, April 2, 1903

Richard R. Broyles, age 76, died at 4 o'clock this morning at St Francis hospital where he had been a patient the last six weeks. He lived in Clearmont 40 years and had lived in Maryville the last 12 years.

Funeral services will be held at 8 o'clock Monday morning at St Mary's church of which he was a member. Burial will be in St mary's cemetery.

He was born May 22, 1871, in Nodaway county the son of the late Mr and Mrs Richard Broyles.

He is survived by one son, Donald Broyles, Shenandoah; six daughters, Mrs Robert Spangler, Braddyville, Ia; Mrs Hazel Carroll, St Joseph; Mrs Dan Quaschnick, Stockton, Calif; Miss Mildred Broyles, Antioch, Calif; Mrs Galen McGinnis, Conway, Ia; and Mrs LeRoy Moss, Denver, Colo.; one sister, Mrs Charles Ferguson, Burlington Junction; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.