The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-01
Dies This Morning of Fry
sipelas, Complicated With
Pleurisy
SUFFERED ATTACK
LAST WEDNESDAY
His Condition Grew Worse
Rapidly and Early Last
Night His Physicians
Could Hold Out no Hope
of Recovery-Announce-
ment of Funeral Later.

Col. Frank L. Mayes, editor and
manager of The Journal, died this
morning at 1856 o'clock at his home,
cornes of Eleventh avenue and Ger
vantes street.
His death was due to erysipeIas.
complicated with pIeurisy. He suffer
ed the attack last Wednesday, leaving
The Journal office in the afternoon for
his home. From that hour he grew
steadily worse and for the past forty
eight hours had been conscious only
at periods. About II O'Clock last night
the attending physicians abandoned
all hope of his recovery as he had be-
gun sinking rapidly
Col. Mayes was well known through
out Florida He had a large number
of acquaintance and his closest
friends were those who knew him best
and recognized his true worth. He
was a model employer. always solicit
tous of the welfare of those employed
in the various departments of The
Journal and during one of his last mo-
ments of consciousness he inquired
regarding them. To them he was
more than employer and friend.
On December 25, 1899, Mr.. Mayes
was married to Miss Lois Kingsbery
of Hartford, South Dakota, and to
them was born, four children, Howard
Lee, Charles Albert, Margarita ana
William Kingsbery Mayes, all of whom
survive. Besides these a mother Mrs
Jennie T. Mayes, a brother, Charles
j., a sister, Miss Maud e. Mayes of
San Diego, Calf, and sister, Mrs.
Blanch Elfrink, of Chicago, survive
The latter left last night for Pensa-
cola.
The Gate and hour Of the funeral
viii be announced later.
FoRTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE.
Col. Mayes was born in Rockford,
ILL.,, Dec 16, 1873, and was the son
of James o. and Jennie L. Mayes His
father was a farmer and his boyhood
was spent upon the farm in Illinois,
Iowa and South Kaxota. When he was
thirteen years of age his father died,
leaving a widow and five children of
which he was the eldest, without
means of support except what their
South Dakota ranch yielded. It was
then that he first faced the difficult
ties of life, and the next few years
were spent in helping his mother run
the farm. During the winter months
he attended the PUBLIC schools.
A succession of years of drouth and
crop failures decided him against
making agriculture his life work Born
with a bent for both books and bust
ness, as well as an indomitable per-
severance and grit, he determined to
go to school, and he entered the Da-
kota University at Mitchell, where he
studied for three years, earning his
livelihood at the same time. He then
taught school for two years, and in
1896 he first came to Pensacola, be-
coming a reporter on the Times and
remaining for eighteen months, when
he again sought the cold Of Dakota,
becoming part owner of the Mitchell,
S. d. Gazette.
In 1899 he returned to Pensacola and
later became editor and controlling
owner os The Pensacola Journal. He
was president of the Mayes Printing
Company and also part owner Of the
Meridian Dispatch.
Socially he was q member OF the
OsceoIa Club, the Eiks, of which ne
was past exalted ruler. the knights OF
Pythfas and the knights of the Mac
cabees. He was a member of the
church and Of the Y N.
c. a.
Col. Mayes was elected delegate
from the Third district in 1908 to the
Democratic national convention in
Denver and was again elected dele
gate to the convention which nomi-
mated President Wilson. He was
chaimarn OF the Third congressional
committee and was reelected to that
position wheE the committee held its
meeting and re-organized last year.
Mr. Mayes also had held other public
positions. both in the city and coun-
ty He was colonel on the staff of
Albert W. Gilchrist. when the latter
was governor of Florida and served
for q number Of years as president of
lie Florida Press Association.