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Title | Obituary of John William Armstrong | |
Author | John William Armstrong | |
Citation Type | artifact:newspaper clipping:by subject | |
Jurisdiction (state) | Bret Rumsey | |
Series | 1122 E. Bajor St., Gilbert, Arizona | |
Certificate Type & No. | 2018 | |
Date of item (just the year) | undated clipping from unidentified newspaper | |
Source ID | S193 | |
Text | Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Penwill- Gabel Funeral Home for John W. Armstrong, 59, who was deat on arrival at a Topeka hospital Saturday after he was stricken at his home, 1513 W. 29th Terrace. He had an apparent heart attack. He was born Feb. 3, 1913, at Centralia, and lived at Havensville before he moved to Topeka 16 years ago. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a retail grocer and operated Bill's Market at 2508 W. 15th 16 years. He was a member of Lowman United Methodist Church, Orient Lodge No. 51, AF&AM, Scottish Rite bodies and Arab Shrine. He also was a member of Topeka Chapter No. 462, Order of Eastern Star, and Post no. 33 of the American Legion at Havensville. He was married to Sophia Bonjour April 12, 1934. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Diana Cole, 1507 W. 29th Terrace; a brother, Harold Armstrong, Houston, Tex.; and a granddaughter. Entombment will be in Mount Hope Abbey. | |
Linked to (5) | Millie Ann Keeney John William Armstrong Fred H. Bonjour [Unknown] Cole Family: Fred H. Bonjour / Millie Ann Keeney |
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