Henry Augustus Armstrong (1859-1930)

ARMSTRONG, GREEN, STONE, WATERS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal June 20, 1930 (page 1)

FORMER NEVADA MAN DIED TODAY

HENRY A. ARMSTRONG FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME IN FLORIDA

Henry A. Armstrong, 68, was found dead in his bed at his home near Beresford, Florida, at 8:00 o'Clock this morning, according to word reaching his brother S. E. Armstrong of 437 Seventh street, Nevada.

Mr. Armstrong, a son of one of the oldest of the Nevada pioneer families, had been away from Nevada, about 35 years. He was near Seattle, Washington, for several years after which he went to Florida where he has spent a number of years.

He spent part of last summer with relatives in Nevada and other points in the state.

He leaves besides his daughter Mrs. Zell Green of Des Moines one brother, S. E. Armstrong of Nevada and two sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Stone of Iowa Falls and Mrs. Carrie Waters of Evansville, Indiana.

During his visit here last summer Mr. Armstrong was suffering at times from heart attacks and it it thought that it was during one of these attacks that he was taken.

Funeral and burial arrangements await word from th daughter, Mrs. Green, who leaves at once for Florida.