Armanus Raymond Wallace 1889-1988

WALLACE, MINKS

Posted By: Ann Bowler (email)
Date: 10/29/2011 at 19:23:54

Obit printed in Des Moines, IA “Register”
1988 Jan 23
Section A
Page 11
Col 2

“Armanus R. Wallace”

“Armanus R. Wallace, 98, of Valley View Village, 2571 Guthrie Ave., died of a heart ailment Thursday at Des Moines General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Dahlstrom Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.

Mr. Wallace was born in Clarke County near Osceola and had lived in Des Moines since 1913. He retired in 1964 as a manager at Morrris Plan, and he had been a member of Free Methodist Church. He had served on the board at Evangelical Retirement Home and authored a book of poetry, ‘Country Memories’.

There are no immediate survivors.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Valley View Village.”

The following poem was used on the memorial card at his funeral:
I've Done My Best
When I lie down at night to rest
I say this day I've done my best.
I've tried to use the precious time
That some folks spend in ease or crime.
I've tried to make this world a place
Where smiles not frowns adorn the face.
I've tried to feather my own nest
And work as well for all the rest.
When I lie down at night to rest
I say this day I've done my best.