Lila M. [Snyder] Boyer
Lila Margaret Boyer of Bryan, Texas, age 106, passed away peacefully on 03/18/2021. She was born in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1915, to Edwin Snyder and Lizzie [Maurer] Snyder.
Lila grew up on a small Pennsylvania farm where one of her chores was to take the cows to and from the fields. As a young woman she trained to be a beautician and colorist. She married the late Marlin J. Boyer on July 25, 1936; they were married for 57 years. They began raising their three sons in
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, but moved in 1952 to Rockdale, Texas. The family made annual summer trips driving from Texas to Pennsylvania to be with family and attend the big reunion picnics.
Lila was a warm and loving wife and mom who put the family first, ahead of her own desires and needs. She made her family feel loved and safe and with a shoulder available to cry on. She was an excellent cook and baker, who always made nutritious meals that the family enjoyed together after a
hectic day. Many of her favorite recipes are still being made by family members, especially the soft molasses cookies.
She and her husband had a goal to give their sons a college education, and they did whatever it took to support them in this endeavor. For many years, it seemed she was always attending her sons’ activities. In particular, she spent countless hours at baseball games watching her sons participate in a sport that she liked.
The family moved to Albemarle, North Carolina in 1963. There she took up golf at the Badin, North Carolina, Country Club where she played for many years and was fortunate to have gotten a hole-in-one. She also loved taking
care of her flowers and visiting the beach with her grandchildren. For ten years, she assisted her husband after his stroke so that they could stay in their home and remain self-sufficient.
Lila spent the final 17 years of her life in Bryan, Texas, to live closer to her oldest son, Jim, and his family. When she turned 100, she thoroughly enjoyed the big party she had insisted she wanted with many family and friends sharing hugs and stories. The St. Joseph Manor’s staff helped her while she was at their assisted living facility and later nursing facility. During her last few years she was also aided by Hospice Brazos Valley. They all provided Lila with much love and dignity in her final years.
Lila was predeceased by her seven siblings: Helen Snyder, Thurman Snyder, Sidney Wetzel, Lee Snyder, Gertie Hepler, Earl Snyder, and Arlene Miller.
She is survived by her three sons: Marlin James Boyer Jr. (Cynthia Boyer) of College Station, Texas, Robert Boyer (Mary Boyer) of Arvada, Colorado, and David Boyer (Therese Boyer) of Biltmore Lake, North Carolina. She also had five grandchildren… and three great-grandchildren.
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Obituary and photo from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home.
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