Isabella Howard Alexander ’44

Isabella Howard Alexander ’44, of Lindsay, Okla.; Sept. 30. She was a public school educator in Lindsay for 23 years. She served on the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee, Oklahoma North Central Evaluation team, and National Science Foundation. She was  president of the Lindsay Education Foundation for Learning,  the Garvin County Retired Educators Association, Kappa Kappa Iota, and Delta Kappa Gamma. In addition to being an educator, she was a senior advocate at the state level serving on the Oklahoma State Council of Aging, the State Ombudsman Council, and the State Long Term Continuum of Care Task Force. She received the Ageless Heroes Award in May 2001 for her continuous support for aging services. In addition to her work with senior advocacy, she actively served on the Lindsay Civic Arts Association and was a member of the Lindsay Community Historical Society, the Lindsay Municipal Hospital Board, and the Lindsay Women’s Golf Association. She was a docent for many years at the Lindsay Mansion. Active in her church, she served Oklahoma’s Diocesan Council, was a delegate to the Diocesan Convention to represent the mission churches in Oklahoma, and was a Sunday School teacher. She enjoyed playing bridge and traveling. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a son, and four grandchildren.