She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Horace MacKellar and Mae Tyner MacKellar. She was married on February 9, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, to William Broadwell who died on December 27, 1972. Survivors include one daughter, Barbara West, Jefferson City; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, William Broadwell, Jr. A homemaker, she was a meber of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and a member of P.E.O., Chapter DY, Plantation, Florida. Memorials are suggested to the Westphalia Retirement Center Resident's Fund, Highway 63, Westphalia, MO 65085. She attended high school in the state of California.