Thena Mae Farr

Thena Mae Farr (December 16, 1927 – October 23, 1985), is a 1985 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee.

Life Thena Mae Farr was born in Baylor County, Texas, on December 16, 1927. Farr was raised on a ranch, and she used all of the skills she learned growing up in the rodeo events she competed in, events like barrel racing and bronc riding.

Retirement and death After she stopped competing in rodeo, she became involved in ranching in her community, Seymour, Texas. There were quite a number of associations in Seymour that she participated in, such as the 4-H Club, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, American Cattle Raisers Association, Seymour Remuda Club, and the American Quarter Horse Association. She was also active in the Seymour First United Methodist Church, to which she donated several items in memory of her parents. In 1985, she suffered an illness in October. She died on October 23, 1985. She was buried at Westover Cemetery, near Seymour.