Myrtle Allen was born in Paris, Texas, in 1896. She watched the doughboys go away to fight World War I, survived the flu epidemic after the soldiers came home, raised children during the Great Depression. Over a lifetime of 99 years, she was divorced once and widowed twice. She met presidents and governors, politicians and judges. A talented musician and gifted storyteller, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren flocked to her as if she were a rock star. She told her great-granddaughters about her first wedding night as a 16 year old bride. She described a honeymoon trip when she was a...