George Storrs died in December 1879, at his home in Brooklyn, New York, just a few blocks from what would later become the focal point of the global preaching campaign that he had so eagerly anticipated.
George Storrs suri 1879. aasta detsembris New Yorgis Brooklynis oma kodus, vaid mõne kvartali kaugusel paigast, millest hiljem sai keskpunkt ülemaailmsele kuulutustöökampaaniale, mida ta oli nii innukalt oodanud.