Today, as I was hurrying by,
A picture in a window caught my eye...
A reproduction of a mother's face
With all its natural charm and grace.
And suddenly, to my great surprise,
As I looked closer I realized
It was a mother whom I had known
For many years in her Prescott home.
A home where children, and grandchildren too,
Had laughed and played like me and you.
But now that the years have swiftly flown
They're all gone away to make homes of their own.
But every once in a while they return
To this old home for which they yearn,
And bask in the sunshine of Grandmother's smile
For which they have travelled many a mile.
As mother and grandmother and faithful wife
She has lived a long and useful life...
And all these years, whate'er betide,
She has always looked on the sunny side.
Her example of optimism and great good cheer
Has been known to us all for many years,
And when, as happens to you and me,
We feel sorry for ourselves, as we're quite apt to be,
We don't stay that way for very long
After a visit with Mrs. Armstrong.
She has shown us all, whoever we be,
How one may grow old very gracefully.
-- E. E. Hardy, 1949
Contributor: Rowan the Sloth (46894159) • [email protected]
Today, as I was hurrying by,
A picture in a window caught my eye...
A reproduction of a mother's face
With all its natural charm and grace.
And suddenly, to my great surprise,
As I looked closer I realized
It was a mother whom I had known
For many years in her Prescott home.
A home where children, and grandchildren too,
Had laughed and played like me and you.
But now that the years have swiftly flown
They're all gone away to make homes of their own.
But every once in a while they return
To this old home for which they yearn,
And bask in the sunshine of Grandmother's smile
For which they have travelled many a mile.
As mother and grandmother and faithful wife
She has lived a long and useful life...
And all these years, whate'er betide,
She has always looked on the sunny side.
Her example of optimism and great good cheer
Has been known to us all for many years,
And when, as happens to you and me,
We feel sorry for ourselves, as we're quite apt to be,
We don't stay that way for very long
After a visit with Mrs. Armstrong.
She has shown us all, whoever we be,
How one may grow old very gracefully.
-- E. E. Hardy, 1949
Contributor: Rowan the Sloth (46894159) • [email protected]
Inscription
MOTHER MARY C. ARMSTRONG 1864 - 1955
Family Members
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Maria Elizabeth "Maude" Armstrong Learn
1882–1943
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Anna Catherine Armstrong Holmes
1884–1970
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Leo Francis "Frank" Armstrong
1886–1910
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Florence Mary Armstrong Allen
1888–1974
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Esther May "Essie" Armstrong Erwin
1891–1916
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Albert James Armstrong
1893–1982
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Elmer Glenn Armstrong
1899–1984
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Rowena Helen Armstrong Farrens
1903–1994
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Bonnie Jean Armstrong Perrine
1905–1979
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Ellen Armstrong
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