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Note: OBITUARY---DAVIS Lille Bell Armstrong, youngest child of Mary Catherine and Sterling Thomas Armstrong, was born March 28, 1890, at Independence, Missouri. She moved with the family to Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, when two years old and to Elk County, Kansas, when three years of age. She had lived in and around Howard most of the time since, Where she did practical nursing for a number of years. On March 4, 1919, she was united in marriage to Francis Marion Davis. To this union were born twins, Mamie Louise and Walter Lester. She also reared her step-son, Kenneth Irvin Davis. She became a member of the Christian church of Howard in early life and has retained her membership there, although she had attended at Piedmont for the past nine years. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Fred and Lee Armstrong: two half-brothers, John William Armstrong and Arthur G. Young, and her faithful husband, who passed away just six months ago on November 9th. Nine years ago, because of their failing health and declining years, she and her husband left the farm and moved to Piedmont, where she had since resided. She had been in frail health for several years and was in the hospital at the time of her husband's passing, but was later able to go to the home of her daughter, where for four months she was lovingly cared for. Then desiring to return to her own home, she was taken back to Piedmont for a short while. Three weeks ago she became quite ill and was again taken to the hospital at Eureka, where she quietly passed away at 7:30 a.m., on May 12th. She leaves to mourn her departure her two children, Walter Lester Davis and Mrs. Louise Stewart; her son-in-law, Marvin Stewart; her grandson, Howard Lee Stewart; her step-son, Kenneth Davis, and family; one sister, Mrs. Ruther Dunlap, of Pico Rivera, California; one brother, Homer Armstrong; nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Moon Chapel in Howard at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 15th, conducted by Rev. Kincaid, minister of the Christian church of Piedmont. The singers were Mrs. Walter Baughman, and Mrs. Willard Morss, with Mrs. Adron Hebb accompanist. The casket bearers were Robert Armstrong, Howard Armstrong, Russel Armstrong, Albert Armstrong, Rex Armstrong and Ralph Armstrong. Concluding services were in Grace Lawn cemetery, Howard.
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