India Howrey died quietly at home in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, October 10. She was a true lady, a gracious woman of delightful humor and enduring charm. Her affection and loyalty to her friends and family were lovingly repaid by four generations of friends and relatives across the country. Mrs. Howrey was born in Waterloo, IA, the oldest child of India Parmelee Ryan Pickett and her lawyer husband, Charles Edgar Pickett, a Republican congressman from 1909 to 1913. Mrs. Howrey's family lived in Washington, D.C. during her father's years in the House of Representatives, and she loved to tell the story of President William Howard Taft's coming to the family home in Waterloo for dinner. Perhaps as a result of this early exposure she maintained as strong interest in politics throughout her long life. She attended public schools in Waterloo and prepared for college at Miss Hartridge's School (now the Wardlaw-Hartridge School) in Edison, NJ. After graduating in 1927 from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY she moved to New York City, where she lived at The Vassar Club and worked for Benton & Bowles, a pioneering advertising agency. During World War II Mrs. Howrey returned to Washington where she worked for the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), forerunner of the CIA. After the war she was for several years an assistant to Marquis Childs, a nationally syndicated political columnist. In 1949 she married Eugene Lilly of Colorado Springs, whom she had met many years before in Waterloo, and moved to High Valley Farm, Mr. Lilly's home here. She was one of the first docents at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and a member of the Broadmoor Garden Club, the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club, the Garden of the Gods Club, and the Broadmoor Golf Club, where she won several golf trophies over the years. Some years after Mr. Lilly's death in 1989 she married an old friend from her childhood days in Waterloo, Edward F. (Jack) Howrey. She moved to Mr. Howrey's hunt country estate, St. Bride's Farm, Upperville, VA, then returned to her home and friends in Colorado Springs after his death in 1996. Mrs. Howrey is survived by her brother, Charles J. Pickett, of Waterloo. Another brother, Edward Pickett, died in 1980. She is also survived by a niece, Cynthia Pickett, of Iowa City, IA; and two nephews: John Pickett of Overland Park, KS, and Edgar Pickett of Marion, OH; as well as four great-nieces. In addition, she is survived by two stepchildren: Terrence Lilly of Colorado Springs and Romaine Lilly Walker (Mrs. Stephen Walker) of Essex, MA; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Howrey's family wish to take this opportunity to thank Robin Dahmen of Life Care Solutions and each of the skilled and devoted caregivers who enabled her to remain at home until the end of her life. A funeral service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St., on Monday, October 16 at 10:00 a.m., followed by burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Contributions in Mrs. Howrey's memory may be made to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale Street, 80903, for its docent education program or to the Broadmoor Garden Club, care of Lynn Cool, 25 Alta Vista Road, 80906, for conservation and horticulture in the community.