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Born in Midland to Oscar Braxton “Brack” (1861-1927) and Viola Josephine Bell (1879-1933) Holt, Mabel Holt was an early Midland businesswoman. She first understood the ranching business from her father, Oscar, who operated a large ranch in the Midland area. Mabel attended Midland High School and the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University). Upon graduation, she returned to Midland to teach school. During this time, she also began participating in the family ranching business, controlling 25,000 acres of land in Midland and Andrews Counties and contracts regarding the oil, gas and mineral rights to her land.
In 1928, Mabel left teaching and married George Washington Glass (1900-1981) and the couple had two children, Monta Josephine (1929-1999) and George H. Glass (1932-1997). In addition to her expansive ranching business, she was prominent in church and social affairs, and involved in local civic and religious movements. Mabel assisted in the Charters of the Wednesday Club, Boone bible class at the First United Methodist Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Auxiliary of Midland Memorial Hospital and the Midland County Historical Society.
Mabel died on October 25, 1972, at the age of 67 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery. Her husband and children erected the Mabel Holt Glass Memorial Chapel on the corner of Main and Illinois in Midland. A few years later, the family home was donated to Hospice of Midland in continuation of Mabel Holt’s commitment to the educational, spiritual, social and cultural development of Midland. (2023) |
