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Show Pioneer Called By Death Joseph H. Armstrong, 82, respected pioneer resident of this city for many, many years, died at the family fami-ly residence here Saturday night after an illness extending over about a year. Funeral services for Mr. Armstrong Arm-strong were held Tuesday afternoon in the Fourth ward chapel. The services commenced at 2 o'clock and were well attended. The esteem in which the aged pioneer was held was reflected not only in the attendance at-tendance and many lovely flowers, which graced the rostrum, but in the gpod things spoken of the life of the deceased. Counselor James E. Peters was in charge. The services opened with the singing of "Jesus Lover of My Soul", by a quartet: Leo T. Hansen, Glade Jorgenson, Mrs. La Rue Morton and Mrs. Edna Robinson, Robin-son, Mrs. Leo T. Hanson was accompanist ac-companist for the singers. Prayer was offered by W. J. Chadwick, after af-ter which Moral D. Steele and Mrs. Morton sang "Sometime, Somje-where". Somje-where". A sketch of the life of the deceased de-ceased was eiven hv Mrs. Marv F Abel, following which Leo T. Shelley Shel-ley and J. Stanley Peters spoke. The quartet next rendered "Beyond Today" and President C. E. Young then spoke. Following closing remarks re-marks by Counselor J. E. Peters, Mrs. Morton rendered "Going Home" and the benediction was pronounced by Leo T. Hansen. I The deceased was laid at rest in the city cemetery where the prayer of dedication at the graveside was offered by James E. Peters. Biographical Sketch Joseph H. Armstrong, son of William Wil-liam R. and Catherine Cradock Armstrong, was born In Burming-ham, Burming-ham, England, October 27, 1950. His father when quite young was a glass Mower and later learned to be a chemical manufacturer. He married young but at the birth of, their first baby, mother and child! were taken from him and in his sadness and uneasiness he decided to leave Scotland and go to Engfiand where he met in one of the factories there Joseph's mother, Catherine Cradock, who was also employed there as one of the spinners. The father and mother were convinced con-vinced of the truthfulness of the message carried to them by the humble missionaries and were bap- tized into the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Soon they received re-ceived the spirit of gathering and left their home and all near and dear unto them to come to the land of Zion where they could more fully serve the Lord. So in the spring of 1853, they set sail on thevessel "Old Windermere" with their six children Joseph being the 4th child and oldest old-est son. They were on the ocean nine weeks and had a very rough voyage. Having sickness in the family fam-ily they rested for awhile in St. Louis but finally with wagon and six head of cattle and one cow, which not only assisted with the load, supplied sup-plied milk for their family of 8, pursued their journey, President Brigham Young supplying means they were lacking until they arrived here and could return it. They came in what was known as the Independent Indepen-dent Co. and arrived in Sadt Lake City in the fall of that year, 1853. They well remember the first bread they ate was made by flour ground in a coffee mill, which mill is in their possession at the present time. The first work the father got to do was stripping bark from red pine trees in Cottonwood canyon for the shoe tannery. It was here in this canyon that his father in getting out logs had his thigh broken by a fall-' ing log which left him a cripple the rest of his life. Joseph being the oldest boy was a great assistance to his father in providing for then-large then-large family. When Joseph was 16 years old he drove 3 yoke of oxen hauling granite from Cottonwood canyon to be used in building the Salt Lake temple. They stayed in Cottonwood two years then moved to Camp Floyd where they hauled wood and did freighting for the Johnson Army. The mother and daughter did washing wash-ing and ironing for the soldiers. This enabled them to raise means to pay their emergration for in a short time they were happy to carry to President Brigham Young $500.00 in 20 dollar gold pieces. In 1862 they moved to American Fork and spent their time in farming. farm-ing. Joseph was united in marriage to Alice Tomlinson April 7, 1871, by Elder John Hindley in the little log house of his father. They made then-home then-home in American Fork for two years then spent the next five years I in Rush Valley. They then return -led to American Fork -where they have made their permanent home. To this happy union two children were bom Joseph H. and Jane. His occupation has been farming and carpenter work and he has proven a j good provider for his family, his j thoughts being always for their comfort. com-fort. He has led an honest upright life and won the good will, love and esteem of neighbors and friends and all who knew him. A little over a year ago his health failed, although no complaints were heard from him until about three months ago, the last ten days he has lain in a stupor until our Heavenly Father in His kindness relieved him of his suffering April 8th, 1933, surrounded sur-rounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife and two children, Joseph H. and Jane Armstrong Arm-strong Welsh, and two brothers, John Armstrong of San Francisco, California, and James Armstrong of American Fork. ALso four grandchildren grand-children and three greatgrand-j greatgrand-j children. |