Iowa Honn

2005

I didn't realize I had such nice straight legs.

I was born in Oxford on April 1, 1910. My father said I was the most beautiful baby in the most beautiful state, so he named me Iowa.

My father owned a general store with his brother. It was called John and Bill's. I met my husband in kindergarten. His name was Faye, but everyone called him Friday. We graduated high school in 1928. He had a car — a blue, four-cylinder Whippet. In those days there weren't many kids in school with a car. We got married in 1931.

I read the Bible every day at breakfast and at bedtime. It gives me a sense of quietness and contentment. Tonight I'm going to read Ezekiel. After I die, I'll go to heaven to be with God. I'll see my baby and husband there, too. If you're a believer, God opens the door. If you aren't he says, “I've never seen you before. You go to the other place!”

I hate to sew, but I can cook or bake almost anything.