Anna Margaret Armstrong, 91, of Muscotah, KS, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at her home. She was born July 31, 1929 in Merriam, KS, the daughter of Leo and Lola (Ward) Callaghan.

She graduated from Merriam Grade School in 1943, graduated as Valedictorian from Shawnee Mission High School in 1947 and attended 2 years at Kansas State University.

Anna was a homemaker. She was a very active member of the Muscotah United Church, serving as organist, teaching High School Sunday School Class with her husband Charles for 25 years and Adult Sunday School Class for more than 40 years. She was a member of the Hiawatha Camp of the Gideon’s Auxiliary of Kansas for 60 years and held various offices including serving as State President from 1982 – 1984. She was active in Woman’s Fellowship, serving as President and member of the Women’s Bible Study. She was also active in OMS; she and her husband, Charles, went on many crusades to international mission fields. She was a member for many years of the Christian Women’s Club in Atchison, serving as chairman for 3 years.

Anna served as 4-H Leader for many years and worked in the unit organization. She was an avid book reader, giving reviews to various groups and served as Chairman for 3 years at the Atchison Extension Council.

She married Charles Armstrong on June 25, 1950 in Muscotah, KS. They celebrated over 71 years of marriage.

Survivors include her husband, Charles of the home; daughter, Kathy Geis (Bill) of Shawnee, KS; 2 sons, Mark Armstrong (Kathleen) of Muscotah, KS and Gregg Armstrong of Shawnee , KS; 7 grandchildren, Hannah Arnaud (Stephen), Alex Geis, Kathryn Koepke, Rebecca Staron (Jeff), Jon-Joseph Armstrong (Eleri), Emily Kerschen (Jon) and Jon-Charles Armstrong (Celine); 14 great-grandchildren, Goldie Arnaud, Summit, Elle, and Miles Staron, Henry, Hayes, Martha and Peter Armstrong, Abigail, Jenevieve, William and Otis Kerschen, Quincy and Hugo Armstrong and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Lola Callaghan, 3 brothers, Charles, Joe and Jerry Callaghan and 2 sisters, Marie Owens and Catherine Downey.

Anna enjoyed living in the rural area. She loved her family and had compassion for the church family and the less fortunate than herself.

 She will be missed very much, but God will be pleased with her home coming.

Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Muscotah United Church. Burial will follow at the Muscotah Cemetery. Family will greet friends 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be given to the Gideons International c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visitwww.mercerfuneralhomes.com.