Willie May Kell was the second oldest Kell daughter. She was born Sept. 9, 1888, in Clifton, Texas and died on Feb. 24, 1980, in Wichita Falls, Texas. She attended the University of Texas in Austin and was the first woman to earn athletic letters from UT, in tennis. She was the founder of the Wichita Falls chapter of the American Red Cross and a volunteer in France during WWI. She traveled extensively, as far as China and Russia, collected antiques, and was an avid gardener.

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