Mildred Farris
National Finals Rodeo secretary
About Mildred Farris
Lived 1933 – 2013 (aged 79–80).
Mildred Farris (August 8, 1933 – May 13, 2013) is a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee, who was inducted with her husband John.
Life Mildred Farris was born Mildred Lois Cotten in Andrews, Texas, on August 8, 1933. She worked on her father's cattle ranch. She graduated from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, with a B.A. in Physical Education in 1955. She attended a rodeo reunion where she met John Farris, and the two were married in May 1955.
Honors 1994 Sul Ross Rodeo Hall of Fame 2004 Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame 2010 Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 2012 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Death Farris died on May 13, 2013, in Addington, Oklahoma.
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Who was Mildred Farris?
National Finals Rodeo secretary
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Mildred Farris was born in 1933.
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Mildred Farris died on 13 May 2013.
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