Lola Estelle Pollard Broaddus passed away on December 1, 2011, after a brief illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at New Hope Baptist Church West, Duncan, Okla., with Rev. Randy Southerland and Jimmy Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home.
Lola was born Oct. 24, 1927, in the small town of Wirt, which is located in southeastern Oklahoma. She ws the fourth child and second daughter of William B. and Dora K. (Cooper) Pollard. She lived the first 12 years of her life in Wirt and attended Dundee Elementary. She accepted the Lord as her Savior and joined the Wirt Baptist Church. In 1939, her family moved to Williams Camp, located in Saint Elmo, Ill. It was there that she met her future husband and "love of her life," Jim Broaddus. In 1939, they both graduated from Brownstown High and were married the following year in a double ceremony with Jim's twin brother, Gene, and Olene Bolles.
In 1954, Jim, Lola and their three children, David, Dan and Lola Kay moved to Duncan. Jim had completed his degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and was hired by Halliburton Services. Lola worked for a short interval at the same company in accounts payable and receivable departments. She had stated that the best part of her working career was as a receptionist for Duncan Medical Center.
She considered Duncan her home and felt comfortable: It was "my home and the perfect place to raise my family."
She leaves behind one son, Dan and wife Carol Ann (Russell) Broaddus of Tyler, Texas; eight grandchildren, Angela Broaddus and husband Stephen Villalon of Duncan, Shelli Broaddus and husband Chad Smith of Duncan, Brandi Broaddus of Norman, Okla., Jimmy Reynolds and wife Tracey of Mount Pleasant, Texas, Jason Reynolds and wife Kristi of Moore, Okla., Jeremy Reynolds and wife Toni of Florida, Cody Broaddus and wife Sharon, and Tiffany Broaddus, all of Palmyra, Pa.; ten great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Carson, Emma, Jameson, Trace, Avery, Kylie, Kadee, Rylee and Jessica.
She has one remaining sister, Jaunell Pollard Quick of Elmore City, Okla.; Jim's twin brother, Gene Broaddus of Duncan; a son-in-law, Ted Reynolds of Comanche, Okla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Jim; a son, David Broaddus; a daughter, Lola Kay Reynolds; two brothers, Earl and Gene Pollard; a sister, Joella Pollard McLeskay; and a sister-in-law who she considered a sister, Olene Bolles Broaddus.
Nephews and grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, Lola would appreciate any memorial contributions be made directly to Oklahoma Medical Research Center, 825 NE 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-9930.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at New Hope Baptist Church West, Duncan, Okla., with Rev. Randy Southerland and Jimmy Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home.
Lola was born Oct. 24, 1927, in the small town of Wirt, which is located in southeastern Oklahoma. She ws the fourth child and second daughter of William B. and Dora K. (Cooper) Pollard. She lived the first 12 years of her life in Wirt and attended Dundee Elementary. She accepted the Lord as her Savior and joined the Wirt Baptist Church. In 1939, her family moved to Williams Camp, located in Saint Elmo, Ill. It was there that she met her future husband and "love of her life," Jim Broaddus. In 1939, they both graduated from Brownstown High and were married the following year in a double ceremony with Jim's twin brother, Gene, and Olene Bolles.
In 1954, Jim, Lola and their three children, David, Dan and Lola Kay moved to Duncan. Jim had completed his degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and was hired by Halliburton Services. Lola worked for a short interval at the same company in accounts payable and receivable departments. She had stated that the best part of her working career was as a receptionist for Duncan Medical Center.
She considered Duncan her home and felt comfortable: It was "my home and the perfect place to raise my family."
She leaves behind one son, Dan and wife Carol Ann (Russell) Broaddus of Tyler, Texas; eight grandchildren, Angela Broaddus and husband Stephen Villalon of Duncan, Shelli Broaddus and husband Chad Smith of Duncan, Brandi Broaddus of Norman, Okla., Jimmy Reynolds and wife Tracey of Mount Pleasant, Texas, Jason Reynolds and wife Kristi of Moore, Okla., Jeremy Reynolds and wife Toni of Florida, Cody Broaddus and wife Sharon, and Tiffany Broaddus, all of Palmyra, Pa.; ten great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Carson, Emma, Jameson, Trace, Avery, Kylie, Kadee, Rylee and Jessica.
She has one remaining sister, Jaunell Pollard Quick of Elmore City, Okla.; Jim's twin brother, Gene Broaddus of Duncan; a son-in-law, Ted Reynolds of Comanche, Okla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Jim; a son, David Broaddus; a daughter, Lola Kay Reynolds; two brothers, Earl and Gene Pollard; a sister, Joella Pollard McLeskay; and a sister-in-law who she considered a sister, Olene Bolles Broaddus.
Nephews and grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, Lola would appreciate any memorial contributions be made directly to Oklahoma Medical Research Center, 825 NE 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-9930.
Lola Estelle Pollard Broaddus passed away on December 1, 2011, after a brief illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at New Hope Baptist Church West, Duncan, Okla., with Rev. Randy Southerland and Jimmy Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home.
Lola was born Oct. 24, 1927, in the small town of Wirt, which is located in southeastern Oklahoma. She ws the fourth child and second daughter of William B. and Dora K. (Cooper) Pollard. She lived the first 12 years of her life in Wirt and attended Dundee Elementary. She accepted the Lord as her Savior and joined the Wirt Baptist Church. In 1939, her family moved to Williams Camp, located in Saint Elmo, Ill. It was there that she met her future husband and "love of her life," Jim Broaddus. In 1939, they both graduated from Brownstown High and were married the following year in a double ceremony with Jim's twin brother, Gene, and Olene Bolles.
In 1954, Jim, Lola and their three children, David, Dan and Lola Kay moved to Duncan. Jim had completed his degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and was hired by Halliburton Services. Lola worked for a short interval at the same company in accounts payable and receivable departments. She had stated that the best part of her working career was as a receptionist for Duncan Medical Center.
She considered Duncan her home and felt comfortable: It was "my home and the perfect place to raise my family."
She leaves behind one son, Dan and wife Carol Ann (Russell) Broaddus of Tyler, Texas; eight grandchildren, Angela Broaddus and husband Stephen Villalon of Duncan, Shelli Broaddus and husband Chad Smith of Duncan, Brandi Broaddus of Norman, Okla., Jimmy Reynolds and wife Tracey of Mount Pleasant, Texas, Jason Reynolds and wife Kristi of Moore, Okla., Jeremy Reynolds and wife Toni of Florida, Cody Broaddus and wife Sharon, and Tiffany Broaddus, all of Palmyra, Pa.; ten great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Carson, Emma, Jameson, Trace, Avery, Kylie, Kadee, Rylee and Jessica.
She has one remaining sister, Jaunell Pollard Quick of Elmore City, Okla.; Jim's twin brother, Gene Broaddus of Duncan; a son-in-law, Ted Reynolds of Comanche, Okla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Jim; a son, David Broaddus; a daughter, Lola Kay Reynolds; two brothers, Earl and Gene Pollard; a sister, Joella Pollard McLeskay; and a sister-in-law who she considered a sister, Olene Bolles Broaddus.
Nephews and grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, Lola would appreciate any memorial contributions be made directly to Oklahoma Medical Research Center, 825 NE 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-9930.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at New Hope Baptist Church West, Duncan, Okla., with Rev. Randy Southerland and Jimmy Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home.
Lola was born Oct. 24, 1927, in the small town of Wirt, which is located in southeastern Oklahoma. She ws the fourth child and second daughter of William B. and Dora K. (Cooper) Pollard. She lived the first 12 years of her life in Wirt and attended Dundee Elementary. She accepted the Lord as her Savior and joined the Wirt Baptist Church. In 1939, her family moved to Williams Camp, located in Saint Elmo, Ill. It was there that she met her future husband and "love of her life," Jim Broaddus. In 1939, they both graduated from Brownstown High and were married the following year in a double ceremony with Jim's twin brother, Gene, and Olene Bolles.
In 1954, Jim, Lola and their three children, David, Dan and Lola Kay moved to Duncan. Jim had completed his degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and was hired by Halliburton Services. Lola worked for a short interval at the same company in accounts payable and receivable departments. She had stated that the best part of her working career was as a receptionist for Duncan Medical Center.
She considered Duncan her home and felt comfortable: It was "my home and the perfect place to raise my family."
She leaves behind one son, Dan and wife Carol Ann (Russell) Broaddus of Tyler, Texas; eight grandchildren, Angela Broaddus and husband Stephen Villalon of Duncan, Shelli Broaddus and husband Chad Smith of Duncan, Brandi Broaddus of Norman, Okla., Jimmy Reynolds and wife Tracey of Mount Pleasant, Texas, Jason Reynolds and wife Kristi of Moore, Okla., Jeremy Reynolds and wife Toni of Florida, Cody Broaddus and wife Sharon, and Tiffany Broaddus, all of Palmyra, Pa.; ten great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Carson, Emma, Jameson, Trace, Avery, Kylie, Kadee, Rylee and Jessica.
She has one remaining sister, Jaunell Pollard Quick of Elmore City, Okla.; Jim's twin brother, Gene Broaddus of Duncan; a son-in-law, Ted Reynolds of Comanche, Okla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Jim; a son, David Broaddus; a daughter, Lola Kay Reynolds; two brothers, Earl and Gene Pollard; a sister, Joella Pollard McLeskay; and a sister-in-law who she considered a sister, Olene Bolles Broaddus.
Nephews and grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, Lola would appreciate any memorial contributions be made directly to Oklahoma Medical Research Center, 825 NE 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-9930.
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