OBITUARY
 

Ed Mayes was born July 5, 1915, in Round Grove, Texas, in Denton County, the son of Louise (Duwe) and Edgar P. Mayes. He passed from this life on January 26, 2015, at age 99. Ed was one of 10 children, four boys and six girls. The family moved from the Round Grove community to the farming community of Trinity Mills, where they continued farming and raising their family. Ed graduated from Carrollton High School where he was very active in football, basketball, and baseball. After graduation, he entered North Texas Agricultural College, now the University of Texas at Arlington. He also attended North Texas State Teachers College, now The University of North Texas in Denton. His main interests remained in sports at both colleges and he especially excelled in throwing the javelin. He set a record, at that time, with a throw of 192' and 8" at NTAC and went on to participate in javelin at the Border Olympics and the Savage Relays in Oklahoma. In 1938, he accepted a job with American National Insurance Company in Dallas. He married Louis Reese on June 26, 1942, and continued working at American National Insurance until he was inducted into the U. S. Army in 1943. He was stationed at Love Field in Dallas, where he continued his love of sports and was on the Army baseball team. He was transferred to a base in Long Beach, California, then to Herington Army Airfield in Kansas, and his last months of service were spent in Washington, D.C. before being discharged in 1946. He returned to Dallas and resumed his career at American National, retiring in 1978 as District Manager after 40 years with the company. Ed's wife, Louis Mayes, passed away in 1975. In 1978 he married Frances Fowler who also preceded him in death, in 2006. Ed became Christian early in his life and was always active in his church. He as a longtime member of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, and has been a member of Duncanville's First Baptist Church for the past 25 years. He also volunteered at Charlton Methodist Hospital for many years. Ed is also preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and four sisters. He is survived by sisters, Merle Isom and Regina Stephens; step-children, Warren Fowler and Linda Stauffer; and numerous loving nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren, and friends. Funeral services are 11:00 am, Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Jaynes. Visitation begins at 10:00 am, one hour prior to the service. Burial will be Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas, at 1:30 pm.

The  Dallas Morning News on January 28, 2015 
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams