Lesta (Armstrong) Faust (1925)
ARMSTRONG, DOUGLAS, FAUST
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 9/16/2016 at 07:35:30
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 22, 1925
Page 6St. Charles
Lesta Armstrong was born Sept. 15, 1888 near New Virginia. She was united in marriage to James Faust, March 6, 1912 to which union was born one son.
She leaves to mourn her loss her son, Claud; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Armstrong of near the Broadhorn church in Warren county; one sister, three brothers and her grandmother, Mrs. Reither Douglas of Truro; besides a number of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held in the St. Charles M. E. church, Oct. 18th, conducted by Rev. A. E. George, and her remains were laid to rest in the St. Charles cemetery by the side of her husband, who preceded her in death several years ago.
___________________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 22, 1925
Page 3, Column 3St. Charles
Mrs. Lester Faust died at her rooms at the J. L. Knott home last Friday night after an illness of about a week’s duration. She was taken with a severe cold which terminated in pneumonia and having leakage of the heart, she was unable to make a successful fight against the pale horse and its rider. She had been under the care of a special nurse since Tuesday before she passed away.
Funeral services were conducted at the M. E. church Sunday at 2 p. m., by the pastor, Rev. A. E. George, after which her body was placed in the St. Charles cemetery by that of her husband who had preceded her in death.
She leaves a son, Claude, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Armstrong, one sister, Mrs. Roy Sales, and three brothers and a host friends and other relatives. Since the death of her husband she has been a resident of St. Charles and just recently had sold her home here and had been rooming at the Knott home when death game.
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