Among the most admired and beloved pioneer citizens of Armstrong County, Dr. Wm. A. Warner, born in 1864, was a country physician, and his wife Phebe Kerrick Warner, born in 1866, was an ardent humanitarian. Natives of Illinois, they were married in Claude in 1898. During his 35-year practice there, Dr. Warner made numerous calls by buggy and delivered over 2,000 babies, many in dug-outs. Affectionately called "The Little Brown Wren" for her busy, cheerful manner, Mrs. Warner originated women's clubs in the Panhandle and continually worked to improve rural life.