Mrs. Kattie Smith Armstrong, 78, widow of Jay Armstrong, died last night at the home of her son,
Jessie F. Armstrong, 710 W. Liberty St.
Born in Rome, July 20, 1870, she was the daughter of Frederick and Barbara Peterman Smith. She
had always made her home here and was a member of St. Mary's Church and it's Altar Society.
In 1893 she was married in St. Mary's Church by the Rev. Peter Schmidt to Mr. Armstrong who died
11 years ago. She was the last of a family of six children.
Surviving besides her son are seven grandchildren, Mrs. Harvey Stace, Camden, Mrs. Leonard Young
and Mrs. Thomas Henry, both of Rome, Mrs. Howard Coleman, Coonrod, Miss Elizabeth and Miss
Roberta Armstrong and Jesse Armstrong Jr., at home; two great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
ARMSTRONG -- Thursday November 18, 1948, Kattie Smith, wife of the late Jay Armstrong, age
78 years.
Funeral from the Thomas A. Cox Funeral Home, 109 W. Court St., Monday morning at 8:45 and at
St. Mary's Church at 9:30 where a solemn requiem high Mass will be celebrated. Interment in
St. Mary's Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Funeral Home Saturday and Sunday at their convenience.
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