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Lee Miller Broad, age 73, of Brady, Texas, passed away surrounded by family on March 18, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. Lee was born on January 22, 1953, in Germany, to Harry Miller Jr. and Helen L. Wilder Miller. She lived a full and vibrant life marked by creativity, resilience, and a deep love for her family.
Lee was a woman of many talents and passions. She was a gifted cook and baker, someone who could bring people together around a table and make them feel at home. She also cooked at the deer camp for her family and hunters. She had an artistic spirit and expressed it through decorating, gardening, and the many ways she made beauty out of the everyday. Whether she was preparing a meal, tending to her plants, or creating something with her hands, Lee did it with care and joy.
She graduated from Brady High School in 1971 and went on to attend Brownwood Secretarial School and study cosmetology. Throughout her life, Lee worked in bookkeeping and alongside ranch operations, faithfully serving wherever she was needed. She was also involved in the local sorority and in the community and building friendships and memories that lasted a lifetime.
Lee had a love for people and adventure, having traveled to nearly every state in the U.S. Her life was full of stories, laughter, and meaningful connections along the way. She was a woman of faith and was affiliated with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, as well as the New Song Fellowship in Brady, where she found community and belonging.
As for her working days, Lee co-owned the Merle Norman on the square in Brady and did nails as well, building last relationships with her customers and community. She also helped in starting the Heaven Women's Shelter and ran it for the first few years when it opened, then she did the bookkeeping for the counselors for many years after that. She had a love for music, she even caught George Strait’s cowboy hat at a concert, had it signed and it was displayed in the front window of Merle Norman on the square.
Lee is survived by her husband, Albert Howard Broad “Bert” III; her daughters, Christina Broad Ramsey and Lacy Nicole Broad Wilson (and husband Palmer Wilson); her grandchildren, Hunter Bunch, Kolt Bunch, Rossi Ramsey, Evan Ramsey, Page Wilson, Presley Wilson, Lennon Wilson, and Piper Wilson. She is also survived by her sister, Beverly Cooper, along with many extended family members and dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her son, Hunter Broad; her parents; and her sister, Cynthia Renaud.
A visitation will be held at Rochelle Baptist Church on March 27, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A private graveside service will take place on March 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the family cemetery on the Broad Ranch.
Serving as pallbearers will be Hunter Bunch, Kolt Bunch, Palmer Wilson, Justice McDonald, Zachary Seelig, and Pedro DelCarmen.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Lee’s memory to McCulloch County Resource Center, Rochelle Baptist Church, Heaven’s Women’s Shelter in Brady, or the Ronald McDonald House.
Lee will be remembered for her warmth, her creativity, and the way she loved her family so well. Her favorite prayer was the Lord’s Prayer—a reflection of the faith that guided her life and now holds her in eternal peace.