Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 22, 1957
page 5
Dr. Bessie Mayo
Rites for Dr. Bessie Mayo, city physician 20 years, will be at
10 am Wednesday in Watts funeral home, with interment in
Memorial Park cemetery.
Dr. Mayo, 59, died Sunday. Before her retirement several months
ago, she operated a rest home at NW 30 and Council road and a
medical office at 217 NW 13.
A native of Dale, Texas, she received her MD degree from the
University of Texas medical school in 1922, and interned at
Parkland hospital, Dallas, and Walter Reed hospital, Washington,
D. C. Dr. Mayo practiced in Texas several years before coming to
Oklahoma City in 1935.
She was a member of the Christian church and the American
Association of Woman Physicians. She made her home at NW 30 and
Council Road.
Contributed by Marti Graham, December 2003. Information
posted as courtesy to researchers. The contributor is not
related to nor researching any of the above.
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