- Date Of Birth: October 1, 1922
- Date Of Death: January 20, 2018
- State: Texas
Mary Cole (Farrow) Long, January 20, 2018.
After a long, full, and happy life, Mary Cole Farrow Long died on January 20, 2018, at age 95. Born in Dallas, Texas, on October 1, 1922, to Ernest Eugene and Sadie Flynn Boone Farrow, Mary is pre-deceased by her husband of sixty-six years, Dr. William Bowman Long.
She is survived by her four children and their spouses, as well as two additional generations of offspring: Dr. William Farrow Long and wife Kathryn Fagan Long; Daryl Elizabeth Long Edwards and husband Thomas David Edwards; Dr. Robert John Long and wife Penny Sue Gullo Long; Dr. Linda Sue Long Fletcher and husband Michael Steven Fletcher, 12 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her Brother, Edwin Moore Farrow of Dallas and sisters-in-law, Genie Watkins Farrow and Doris Mann Farrow.
After receiving her MA from Baylor in 1965, Mary began an 18 career teaching English at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. During her tenure there, Mary taught Freshman and Sophomore English, Creative Writing, and sponsored the literary magazine, The Baylorian. She retired in 1983.
During her years in Belton, Texas, Mary organized and served as President of the Central Texas Poetry Society as well as the City Council of PTAs (and various school PTAs). In addition, Mary was active at First Baptist Church Belton, teaching Sunday School and serving as President of the Woman’s Missionary Union.
After retiring from at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Mary put into practice what she had been teaching and wrote four books of genealogy on the Cole, Boone, Farrow, and Long families. In 1997, she and her husband, Will Long were co-authors of a history of the Nose Brotherhood at Baylor University from its founding in 1926 to 1965.
Honors Mary has received include being named by the Central Texas Chapter of the Baylor Alumni Association as its first Distinguished Baylor Woman in 1994. Mary and Will received the Baylor University Founders Medal in 2004 and the Herbert H. Reynolds Meritorious Service Award in 2005. They also received the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Distinguished Service Award in 1995.
Mary is also listed in various Who’s Who Biographies, including Outstanding Educators of America, Who’s Who in American Education, Outstanding Educators of America, Who’s Who in American Education.
