Fred W. Armstrong
1879 - 1958 (78 years)
Generation: 1
1. Fred W. Armstrong was born on 28 Jun 1879 in Varinda, Canada; died on 1 Feb 1958 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 4 Feb 1958 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Occupation: laborer on rail road
- Census: 1930, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1940, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri
Notes:
Fred W. Armstrong Passed Away In Brookfield, Mo.
Funeral services for Fred W. Armstrong, who died Saturday afternoon at his home, 322 Hunt St., Brookfield, Mo., were conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Kelly at two o’clock, on Tuesday afternoon, February 4, 1958 at the Hill Funeral Home. Burial was made in the Purdin cemetery.
Mr. Armstrong, 78, was a former employee of the Burlington Railroad working with a section crew. He had been retired since 1947.
He was born June 27, 1879, in Varinda, Canada, the son of Thomas and Jean Armstrong. On September 21, 1921, he was united in marriage to Clara Cassity. To this union was born five daughters.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife of the home and five daughters, Mrs. Charles (Frances) Simpson, Chicago, Ill; Mrs. Howard (Irene) Walsh, St. Joseph, Mo.; Mrs. William (Dorothy) Miller, Brookfield, Mo.; Mrs. Alvin (Mary) Schreckhise, Brookfield; Mrs. Edward (Betty) Stanfield, Brookfield, five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Armstrong was a member of Pleasant Grove Evangelical United Brethren Church near Shelby.
The above obituary was sent to us for publication by Miss Katie Armstrong of Brookfield, a niece of Mr. Armstrong.
The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 13 February 1958.
Name:
son of Thomas Armstrong and Jean Lang
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1958/1958_00001910.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25775178/fred-w.-armstrongFred married Clara Ethel Cassity on 21 Sep 1921 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri. Clara (daughter of Isaac Newton Cassity and Elizabeth Smith) was born on 26 Jan 1897 in Novinger, Adair County, Missouri; died on 14 Jan 1974 in Novinger, Adiar County, Missouri; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]