A community farewell will be held for seven-month-old Anthony Douglas Armstrong who died Saturday.

According to a news release from Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory the Community Healing Farewell will take place Friday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. at the funeral home’s Interment Memorial Park Cemetery, located at 5005 Frederick Ave.

“When an unexpected, tragic death strikes the community, it affects us all,” Todd Meierhoffer, President of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory said in the release. “As a community we must come together to honor Anthony’s life and begin the healing process which is vitally important.”

Anthony’s mother, Macayla Armstrong was charged Monday with Abuse or Neglect of a Child Resulting in Death, a class-A felony.

According to a court affidavit, the defendant failed to provide reasonable and necessary care to maintain the physical health of the child. Officials said Armstrong failed to provide healthy and sanitary living conditions, food, nourishment and medical care and that neglect resulted in the death of the child by malnutrition.

According to Anthony’s obituary he is survived by: mother, Macayla Jo Armstrong, of the home; sister, Alycia Marie Armstrong, of the home; maternal grandparents, Terry and Tracy Armstrong, Wathena, Kansas; uncles, Tyler and Dameyn Armstrong, St. Joseph, Missouri; aunt, Samantha Thomas, St. Joseph, Missouri; great uncle, Richard Bialek, North Platte, Nebraska; great aunt, Iva May Ransom, Council Bluffs, Iowa; cousin, Alexis Ransom, Council Bluffs, Iowa; and many extended family and friends.

The family requests donations to be made to Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.