Katherine Allee Armstrong

Katherine Maynard Armstrong October 12, 1913 December 1, 2008 Katherine Maynard Armstrong, 95, died peacefully on December 1st at her residence at Crosslands in Kennett Square, PA. A private graveside service will take place in Waco on Monday, December 15th at Oakwood Cemetery, where Mrs. Armstrong will be buried in the Armstrong family plot. Father John Wells will officiate. Katherine was born and raised in Richmond, VA; she was the youngest of four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Randolph Maynard. She attended Duke and William and Mary College where she was member of Theta Sorority. She was the widow of Richard Maxwell Armstrong, Sr., and the daughter-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Armstrong of Waco. Dr. Armstrong was the Head of the Department of English at Baylor for forty-five years with a devout interest in Robert Browning. He founded and was the first Director of the Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor. Married in 1936, she lived in Richmond for four years before moving to West Chester, PA. She enjoyed extensive world travel connected to Mr. Armstrong's International Business. She was a devoted volunteer for twenty years in the Family Lounge of The Chester County Hospital. Katherine served on the Boards of the Visiting Nurse of Chester County, the Well Baby Clinic and the Brandywine Valley Association. She also served on the Auxiliary at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Chester and was an early member of the West Chester Garden Club and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Katherine is survived by two sons, Richard Maxwell Armstrong, Jr. and A. Joseph Armstrong and their wives, five grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com.