Hunt Co., TX - Obituaries - W. L. Mayo
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Prof. W. L. Mayo, of Commerce, died Wednesday unexpectedly
and was attributed to heart failure. He was one of the founders of
East Texas Normal College, and was president of the institution at
the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and five children.
(Cumby Rustler, Fri., March 16, 1917) Later reported - The
body entombed in a concrete vault on the college campus northeast
of the Administration Building, in compliance with a request of the
deceased. He was the founder of the East Texas Normal College
which was established at Cooper more than a quarter of a century
ago. After the building burned, he moved to Commerce, where
more encouragement was offered to re-establish the institution.