Obituaries:  Paul F. Armstrong, Sabine Parish       A-652
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 28, 1934
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net


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The Sabine Index - Paul F. Armstrong

  28 Sep 1934 - Paul F. Armstrong, 43, Beaumont, Texas, died
Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock in a sanitarium of that city
from wounds he received in a gun battle Monday evening at 5:30
o'clock, about 16 miles north of Beaumont.

  The sheriff of Kountze, Texas as is holding two others until
a complete investigation of the shooting scrape can be found out.

  Armstrong, according to his own statements Monday night,
returned fire upon his killers in self-defense.

  The body of Mr. Armstrong arrived in Many Wednesday afternoon
in Many Wednesday afternoon at 3:23 on the K.C.S.  Funeral
services were held at the family residence in Many at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday with the Rev. J. B. Williams and Rev. W. T. Gray, pastor
of the Methodist church, officiating.  Interment was in the Many
cemetery.

  Surviving the deceased are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Armstrong of Many; three sisters, Mrs. J. D. German and Mrs. C. R.
Laird of Many and Mrs. L. B. Shadion of Sour Lake, Texas; four
brothers, R. M. Armstrong of Thompson, Texas; W. H. Armstrong, Jr.,
of Monroe, Amos Lee Armstrong of Shreveport, and C. E. Armstrong of
Kilgore, Texas.