Pansy Hundley proudly served as the city’s second librarian for over two decades. Courtesy photo

A Farmersville resident who dedicated nearly three decades to the city’s library and chronicled area history has passed away.

Pansy Hundley, Farmersville’s longtime librarian, died last week at the age of 87. A service was held Thursday, Jan. 16, in McKinney.

“With great sadness, we mourn the passing of Pansy Hundley,” Farmersville Library Director Trish Dowell wrote in a statement. “She served as the heart and soul of this library for 28 years as its head librarian, from 1982 to 2010. The library would not be what it is today without her hard work, dedication and love for our community.”

In addition to her work at the library, Hundley was a lifelong historian. She was an active member of the Farmersville Historical Society, serving as reporter/historian from 2011 to 2015 and as historian from 2016 to 2020. She also volunteered with community events such as Old Time Saturday and Audie Murphy Day.

During her tenure at the library, Hundley shared her love of history through her column, Library Notes, in The Farmersville Times. While the column often highlighted new books at the library, she frequently included historical anecdotes and personal stories from her early years.

Her passion for preserving Farmersville’s past culminated in 2011 with the publication of “Around Farmersville,” a pictorial history featuring information gathered from the files of local historian and pharmacist Charles Rike. His extensive collection of photos, memorabilia and newspaper clippings documented decades of community events. As librarian, Hundley expanded on that legacy, continuing to collect and archive historical materials for future generations.

She is survived by family, friends and a community touched by her service.

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