Inscription:
Sacred to the memory of
GEORGE ARMSTRONG
Born
Dumfries Scotland
Jan. 28. 1831
Died
Indianola Tex.
Nov. 22. 1885
Nearer my God to thee,
Nearer to thee -
Blessed are the pure in heart
For they shall see God* The "K.S.H.T.W.S.S.T." symbol indicates George Armstrong completed the crytic degrees of the York Rite and was a "Royal Arch Mason" in the York Rite Degrees of Freemasonry.
The "K.S.H.T.W.S.S.T." symbol on a headstone indicates that the person had completed the crytic degrees of the York Rite and was a "Royal Arch Mason" in the York Rite Degrees of Freemasonry.