A dream comes true from Iowa Falls, IA
Mrs. Armentrout 8th from right hand side
I found Mrs. Armentrout!! From one of my favorite stories, The Basket Lady, comes a picture of my favorite lady. “There were sparkles that seemed to radiate from her eyes and dance around my head with the gracefulness of a butterfly after a fresh spring rain.”
Mrs. Armentrout taught me so many things about cards and maps and books and thimbles. In her wisdom and warmth of teaching my sister, Julie, and me about her favorite things, she taught us about life and how to live it. I am forever in her debt and I know that her soul sparkles each night in the star filled sky.
In honor of this priceless find, I am offering my story, The Basket Lady to the readers of this blog free. All you have to do is E mail me and I will send it to you. I hope that this story becomes one of your favorites and that you share it with others. That will make both Mrs. Armentrout and me very, very happy.
** To E mail me simply click on the Contact Kathie at the bottom of the left-hand column.
** To enlarge the picture ~ just give it a double click.
An Iowa Falls friend sent me the Obit for Mrs. Armentrout. You might enjoy reading it.
Iowa Falls Times Citizen
June 11, 1973
Word Received of Death of Mrs. Annah Armentrout
Word has been received here of the death May 31st of Mrs. Annah Hickson Armentrout a former resident of Iowa Falls. She had been living at Anaheim, California, since the death of her husband in 1964. She was buried at Stuart, IA.
Annah Hinkson Armentrout was born November 23, 1886 at Greenfield, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred O. Hinkson. After attending Iowa State Teachers College and Northwestern School of Oratory, she taught in Iowa and was married to Will Armentrout in Des Moines July 24, 1919. They moved to Iowa Falls after living briefly at Waterloo and operated a store here for forty years.
Mrs. Armentrout was an organizer and first president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club, served on the book committee of the Iowa Falls Public Library for more than 30 years and was a member of PEO and Culture Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Carlos (Cora) Newell of Des Moines, 3 sisters, two granddaughters and a great granddaughter.
