Mr. Richard (Dick) Armstrong
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Posted by: WardWilson
Date: Mar 28 2013 4:12 PM
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Mr. Richard (Dick) Armstrong of Dothan passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at his residence. He was 78.
Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Ward Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Bill Bastein and Steve Trail officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Ward Wilson Funeral Home directing.
The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday, March 29, 2013. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the Building Fund of First Freewill Baptist Church, 1461 Timbers Dr., Dothan, AL 36305.
Richard E. Armstrong was born in Dickinson, N.D. and grew up in Kankakee, Ill. During the Korean War, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Fort Benning, Ga. While in Georgia, he met the love of his life, Shirley Denney. They were married in December 1956. After being wed, he graduated from Mercer University with a degree in economics and went onto work and eventually retired from Ford Motor Company. His job took him across the south. He finally settled in Dothan, Ala. where he and his family lived for 38 years. Dick’s love for cars went far beyond his work. He thoroughly enjoyed watching NASCAR and could be seen around town sporting his orange, 1965 Mustang. He also had a love for music. Dick was a very skilled trumpet player and frequently sang solos in church. He also led the music departments in several small churches. Dick could almost always be found spending time with those he loved. Some of his favorite things to do were spend time at the beach, play dominoes and visit with his children and grandchildren.
Mr. Armstrong was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Reverend Clark David Armstrong and Margaret Owen Armstrong, two brothers, and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Armstrong of Dothan; sons, Mark Armstrong and his wife, Robin of Huntsville, AL; Michael Armstrong and his wife, Segrid of Dothan; God Child, Rebecca Daugherty and her husband, Brad of Lawrenceville, GA; sister, Inez Collins of Garland, TX; grandchildren, Morgan, Savannah, Abby, Owen, special family member, Colene Mitchell (Donnie), several nieces, nephews, and other family members.
Pallbearers will be Ron Rusich, Ted Gashaw, Charlie Johnson, Carl Floyd, Sam Moore, and Mike Jones.
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