This obituary appeared in the January 31, 1957 edition of The Milan Exchange.
W.M. ARMSTRONG
Services for William McGarvey Armstrong, a retired farmer, were held Friday afternoon at Coble Church of Christ near Centerville. Burial was in Chessor Cemetery under direction of Fields Funeral Home.
Mr. Armstrong, who was 74, died Thursday afternoon at Milan Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born in Hickman County and moved to Milan several years ago to make his home with his nephew, Roy Armstrong [son of John & Mollie Armstrong]. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Bogota Church of Christ.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Lou Armstrong of Dyer and a half-sister, Mrs. Susie Denton of Oklahoma.
This obituary appeared in the January 31, 1957 edition of The Milan Exchange.
W.M. ARMSTRONG
Services for William McGarvey Armstrong, a retired farmer, were held Friday afternoon at Coble Church of Christ near Centerville. Burial was in Chessor Cemetery under direction of Fields Funeral Home.
Mr. Armstrong, who was 74, died Thursday afternoon at Milan Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born in Hickman County and moved to Milan several years ago to make his home with his nephew, Roy Armstrong [son of John & Mollie Armstrong]. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Bogota Church of Christ.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Lou Armstrong of Dyer and a half-sister, Mrs. Susie Denton of Oklahoma.
Inscription
William Armstrong
Tennessee
PFC CO K 140 INFANTRY
World War I
July 25, 1881 - Feb 24, 1957
Gravesite Details
Both the date of birth and the date of death are incorrect on the headsone. The correct date of birth is February 13, 1882, and the correct date of death is January 24, 1957.
Family Members
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James Washington Armstrong
1865–1949
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John L. Armstrong
1869–1941
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Lanty Lot Armstrong
1876–1955
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Sarah Lou Evelyn Armstrong
1878–1966
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Mary Rebecca Armstrong Doyle
1887–1946
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Susie Ethel Armstrong Denton
1889–1976
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Joe Albert Armstrong
1902–1978
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Ella Armstrong Aultman
1907–1978
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Henry Ruben Armstrong
1913–1966
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