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ââFrances Janette Pollitt, 100, Belmond, died May 25, 2021 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. A private family inurnment for Janette and her husband Frank will take place at a later date.
ââJanette, the daughter of James and Frances (Parkin) Fulton, was born Sept. 22, 1920 in Lucas County. She was the eldest of four children. Janette spent her early life on the family farm, helping with daily chores and looking after her younger siblings. She graduated from Derby High School in 1938 and then went on to Iowa Wesleyan College where she graduated with a two-year teaching certificate.
ââJanette started teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in Lucas County. After deciding that perhaps teaching wasnât for her, she resigned but was quickly persuaded by her cousin to join her in Humeston at the elementary school. She taught another four years at the third and fourth grade levels.