Joe Weldon Armstrong
(May 15, 1930 - January 3, 2016)
Joe Weldon Armstrong, 85, of Vaiden died at Grace Health and Rehab in Grenada on Sunday, January 3. Mr. Armstrong was born in Merkel, Texas, on May 15, 1930, to the
late Arnold Joseph and Mary Lillian Raines Armstrong. He graduated from Trent High School and attended Abilene Christian College. He was a 1954 graduate of Kansas
State University with a degree in Dairy Production from the College of Agriculture. While there, he was president of the Dairy Club and a member of the Dairy Cattle Judging team.
After graduation, Mr. Armstrong was County Agricultural Agent at Yates Center, Kansas. He then served as Dairy Specialist with the University of Tennessee in West, TN. Later, he was Southeast Regional Manager for Curtiss Breeding Service and worked with NBI, an exotic breeding service. He owned and operated the family business, Dixie Dairy Sales, in Tennessee and Mississippi, for the past fifty years. Mr. Armstrong was a member and deacon of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro, TN; and attended Vaiden Shongalo and Blackmonton Presbyterian Churches. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, C. Ancel Armstrong.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, A. Joyce Spillmann Armstrong of Vaiden; daughter, Cynthia L. Welch (Richard) of Meridian; sons, David W. Armstrong (Debrah) of Alachua, FL, Stephen E. Armstrong (Rochelle) of Vaiden, and Timothy Armstrong (Bobbie) of Vaiden; sister, Dora Greenway (George) of Sulphur Springs, TX; brother,
Leroy Armstrong (Carolyn) of Colorado Springs, CO; sister-in-law, Mildred Armstrong of Manhattan, KS; granddaughters, Elizabeth Armstrong of Ft. Smith, AR, and Katherine Eberle (Sean) of El Paso, TX; and grandsons, Alex Armstrong (Misty) of Vaiden, Mark Armstrong of Vaiden, James Armstrong of Vaiden, and Jamie Welch of Meridian. Other surviving family members are Emil Edward Spillmann (Beverly) of San Antonio, TX, C. Douglas Spillmann (Jane) of Lockhart, TX, Richard Spillmann (Lexine) of Buda, TX, Charlene Spillmann of Kyle, TX, Tommy Sanders (Barbara) of Brashear, TX; and many nieces and nephews who always wanted to go fishing with Uncle Joe. Mr. Armstrong is also survived by many special friends.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in McEachern Cemetery near Vaiden. Rev. Philip McRae and Rev. Rick Boyette will officiate the services. Visitation will be Thursday, January 7, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Tom Bell, Earnest Flint, John Green Jr., Alex Armstrong, James Armstrong, and Jamie Welch. Honorary pallbearer will be Mark Armstrong.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
(May 15, 1930 - January 3, 2016)
Joe Weldon Armstrong, 85, of Vaiden died at Grace Health and Rehab in Grenada on Sunday, January 3. Mr. Armstrong was born in Merkel, Texas, on May 15, 1930, to the
late Arnold Joseph and Mary Lillian Raines Armstrong. He graduated from Trent High School and attended Abilene Christian College. He was a 1954 graduate of Kansas
State University with a degree in Dairy Production from the College of Agriculture. While there, he was president of the Dairy Club and a member of the Dairy Cattle Judging team.
After graduation, Mr. Armstrong was County Agricultural Agent at Yates Center, Kansas. He then served as Dairy Specialist with the University of Tennessee in West, TN. Later, he was Southeast Regional Manager for Curtiss Breeding Service and worked with NBI, an exotic breeding service. He owned and operated the family business, Dixie Dairy Sales, in Tennessee and Mississippi, for the past fifty years. Mr. Armstrong was a member and deacon of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro, TN; and attended Vaiden Shongalo and Blackmonton Presbyterian Churches. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, C. Ancel Armstrong.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, A. Joyce Spillmann Armstrong of Vaiden; daughter, Cynthia L. Welch (Richard) of Meridian; sons, David W. Armstrong (Debrah) of Alachua, FL, Stephen E. Armstrong (Rochelle) of Vaiden, and Timothy Armstrong (Bobbie) of Vaiden; sister, Dora Greenway (George) of Sulphur Springs, TX; brother,
Leroy Armstrong (Carolyn) of Colorado Springs, CO; sister-in-law, Mildred Armstrong of Manhattan, KS; granddaughters, Elizabeth Armstrong of Ft. Smith, AR, and Katherine Eberle (Sean) of El Paso, TX; and grandsons, Alex Armstrong (Misty) of Vaiden, Mark Armstrong of Vaiden, James Armstrong of Vaiden, and Jamie Welch of Meridian. Other surviving family members are Emil Edward Spillmann (Beverly) of San Antonio, TX, C. Douglas Spillmann (Jane) of Lockhart, TX, Richard Spillmann (Lexine) of Buda, TX, Charlene Spillmann of Kyle, TX, Tommy Sanders (Barbara) of Brashear, TX; and many nieces and nephews who always wanted to go fishing with Uncle Joe. Mr. Armstrong is also survived by many special friends.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in McEachern Cemetery near Vaiden. Rev. Philip McRae and Rev. Rick Boyette will officiate the services. Visitation will be Thursday, January 7, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Tom Bell, Earnest Flint, John Green Jr., Alex Armstrong, James Armstrong, and Jamie Welch. Honorary pallbearer will be Mark Armstrong.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Joe Weldon Armstrong
(May 15, 1930 - January 3, 2016)
Joe Weldon Armstrong, 85, of Vaiden died at Grace Health and Rehab in Grenada on Sunday, January 3. Mr. Armstrong was born in Merkel, Texas, on May 15, 1930, to the
late Arnold Joseph and Mary Lillian Raines Armstrong. He graduated from Trent High School and attended Abilene Christian College. He was a 1954 graduate of Kansas
State University with a degree in Dairy Production from the College of Agriculture. While there, he was president of the Dairy Club and a member of the Dairy Cattle Judging team.
After graduation, Mr. Armstrong was County Agricultural Agent at Yates Center, Kansas. He then served as Dairy Specialist with the University of Tennessee in West, TN. Later, he was Southeast Regional Manager for Curtiss Breeding Service and worked with NBI, an exotic breeding service. He owned and operated the family business, Dixie Dairy Sales, in Tennessee and Mississippi, for the past fifty years. Mr. Armstrong was a member and deacon of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro, TN; and attended Vaiden Shongalo and Blackmonton Presbyterian Churches. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, C. Ancel Armstrong.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, A. Joyce Spillmann Armstrong of Vaiden; daughter, Cynthia L. Welch (Richard) of Meridian; sons, David W. Armstrong (Debrah) of Alachua, FL, Stephen E. Armstrong (Rochelle) of Vaiden, and Timothy Armstrong (Bobbie) of Vaiden; sister, Dora Greenway (George) of Sulphur Springs, TX; brother,
Leroy Armstrong (Carolyn) of Colorado Springs, CO; sister-in-law, Mildred Armstrong of Manhattan, KS; granddaughters, Elizabeth Armstrong of Ft. Smith, AR, and Katherine Eberle (Sean) of El Paso, TX; and grandsons, Alex Armstrong (Misty) of Vaiden, Mark Armstrong of Vaiden, James Armstrong of Vaiden, and Jamie Welch of Meridian. Other surviving family members are Emil Edward Spillmann (Beverly) of San Antonio, TX, C. Douglas Spillmann (Jane) of Lockhart, TX, Richard Spillmann (Lexine) of Buda, TX, Charlene Spillmann of Kyle, TX, Tommy Sanders (Barbara) of Brashear, TX; and many nieces and nephews who always wanted to go fishing with Uncle Joe. Mr. Armstrong is also survived by many special friends.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in McEachern Cemetery near Vaiden. Rev. Philip McRae and Rev. Rick Boyette will officiate the services. Visitation will be Thursday, January 7, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Tom Bell, Earnest Flint, John Green Jr., Alex Armstrong, James Armstrong, and Jamie Welch. Honorary pallbearer will be Mark Armstrong.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
(May 15, 1930 - January 3, 2016)
Joe Weldon Armstrong, 85, of Vaiden died at Grace Health and Rehab in Grenada on Sunday, January 3. Mr. Armstrong was born in Merkel, Texas, on May 15, 1930, to the
late Arnold Joseph and Mary Lillian Raines Armstrong. He graduated from Trent High School and attended Abilene Christian College. He was a 1954 graduate of Kansas
State University with a degree in Dairy Production from the College of Agriculture. While there, he was president of the Dairy Club and a member of the Dairy Cattle Judging team.
After graduation, Mr. Armstrong was County Agricultural Agent at Yates Center, Kansas. He then served as Dairy Specialist with the University of Tennessee in West, TN. Later, he was Southeast Regional Manager for Curtiss Breeding Service and worked with NBI, an exotic breeding service. He owned and operated the family business, Dixie Dairy Sales, in Tennessee and Mississippi, for the past fifty years. Mr. Armstrong was a member and deacon of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro, TN; and attended Vaiden Shongalo and Blackmonton Presbyterian Churches. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, C. Ancel Armstrong.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, A. Joyce Spillmann Armstrong of Vaiden; daughter, Cynthia L. Welch (Richard) of Meridian; sons, David W. Armstrong (Debrah) of Alachua, FL, Stephen E. Armstrong (Rochelle) of Vaiden, and Timothy Armstrong (Bobbie) of Vaiden; sister, Dora Greenway (George) of Sulphur Springs, TX; brother,
Leroy Armstrong (Carolyn) of Colorado Springs, CO; sister-in-law, Mildred Armstrong of Manhattan, KS; granddaughters, Elizabeth Armstrong of Ft. Smith, AR, and Katherine Eberle (Sean) of El Paso, TX; and grandsons, Alex Armstrong (Misty) of Vaiden, Mark Armstrong of Vaiden, James Armstrong of Vaiden, and Jamie Welch of Meridian. Other surviving family members are Emil Edward Spillmann (Beverly) of San Antonio, TX, C. Douglas Spillmann (Jane) of Lockhart, TX, Richard Spillmann (Lexine) of Buda, TX, Charlene Spillmann of Kyle, TX, Tommy Sanders (Barbara) of Brashear, TX; and many nieces and nephews who always wanted to go fishing with Uncle Joe. Mr. Armstrong is also survived by many special friends.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in McEachern Cemetery near Vaiden. Rev. Philip McRae and Rev. Rick Boyette will officiate the services. Visitation will be Thursday, January 7, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Tom Bell, Earnest Flint, John Green Jr., Alex Armstrong, James Armstrong, and Jamie Welch. Honorary pallbearer will be Mark Armstrong.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
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