| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: |
|---|---|
| 2/1/1879 | Saline, Saline. Kansas |
| Date of Death: | Place of Death: |
|---|---|
| 12/14/1910 | Vancouver, Clark, WA |
| Section: | Block: | Plot: |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Farm Cemetery | 6 | 24 |
Obituary
PASSENGER ENGINE HITS YOUNG MAN
EDWARD ARMSTRONG FATALLY INJURED BY GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN TUESDAY
Young Man Survived by Wife and Child – Father Well-known Resident of Brush Prairie
Edward Armstrong, an employee of the American Signal company which is engaged in putting in the electric blocking system for the S. P. & S. contract, was fatally injured by a Great Northern passenger train Tuesday forenoon. The young man was standing on a side track near the yard office when a switch engine approached him. He stepped off the side track onto the main line not seeing the approaching passenger train. The engine of the latter hit him and injured him internally and he died at St Joseph’s hospital this morning at 5 o’clock.
The deceased was 31 years old and is survived by a wife and one child. He was the son of T. S. Armstrong of Brush Prairie (Fern Prairie). He had been living for sometime in Fruit Valley. Funeral arrangements have not been made yet.
The Vancouver Columbian Thursday 15 Dec 1910
The funeral of Edward Armstrong who died in Vancouver Wednesday morning from being struck with an engine, was held at the home of his father T. S. Armstrong on Friday. Having spent the most of his life near this place he left a host of friends to mourn his loss. Besides his wife and a three weeks old baby boy, he leaves a father, sister and brother who have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood.
The Vancouver Columbian Thursday 22 Dec 1910
Grice & Beatty
FUNERAL RECORD
Name of Deceased – Edward W. Armstrong |
Charge to –
Order given by - T. S. Armstrong
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Date of Funeral – 12/16/1910
Place of Funeral – Father’s home in Fern Prairie Time:
Clergyman –
Certifying Physician – Dr. A. P. Stowell, M.D.
His Residence – Vancouver
Cause of Death – Hit by engine of passenger train of Great Northern Rail road
Date of Death – 14 Dec 1910 4:00 a.m.
Date of Birth – Jan 1879 | Place of Birth – |
Place of Death – St Joseph Hospital Vancouver, WA
Occupation – Carpenter
Wife, Widow,
Son, Daughter of – Mrs. E. W. Armstrong
Age – | Years – 31 | Months – 11 | Days – |
Name
of Father – T. S. | Birth Place – Ohio |
Name of Mother – Margaret Livingston | Birth Place – Tennessee |
Interment – Fern Prairie WA | Cemetery – Fern Prairie Cemetery |
Section – | Block – | Grave – |
$260.00 paid by T. S. Armstrong
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