The son of Horace Beverly Armstrong and Lillian Mozelle Parish, "Army" was married to Ruby E. Fann. They were the parents of 1 son, but later divorced.
Children from first marriage: 1 son.
Army then married Pauline D. Amos. They did not have any children.
Army served as the chief license examiner of the Driver License Inspection Station in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois from 1957 to 1965. After that, he worked for the Roxana School District for a year.
Army belonged to the Eagles Lodge 254 of Alton, Illinois; Wood River Lodge A.F. & A.M. 1062; and the Anaid Temple of East St. Louis, Illinois.
He was a member of the Methodist Church of Roodhouse in Greene County, Illinois.
Children from second marriage: None.
Army became ill on 17 Feb 1968. He died at Wood River Township Hospital at the age of 62 years, 11 months and 13 days. He was survived by his wife, Pauline; 1 son, Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr. and his wife, of Wood River; 4 grandchildren; 1 brother, Charles F. Armstrong of Wood River; and 1 sister, Doris Yost, also of Wood River.
Visitation was held at Marks Mortuary in Wood River, Illinois on 24 May 1968. Funeral services were conducted there at 2 p.m. the following afternoon and were officiated by the pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church in Rosewood Heights, Illinois.
Army's wife, Pauline, later remarried. She died in 2001 and was buried next to him.
Father of:
Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr.
Army, Sr.'s siblings:
Charles F. "Charlie" Armstrong, Sr.
Doris B. Armstrong Yost
Children from first marriage: 1 son.
Army then married Pauline D. Amos. They did not have any children.
Army served as the chief license examiner of the Driver License Inspection Station in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois from 1957 to 1965. After that, he worked for the Roxana School District for a year.
Army belonged to the Eagles Lodge 254 of Alton, Illinois; Wood River Lodge A.F. & A.M. 1062; and the Anaid Temple of East St. Louis, Illinois.
He was a member of the Methodist Church of Roodhouse in Greene County, Illinois.
Children from second marriage: None.
Army became ill on 17 Feb 1968. He died at Wood River Township Hospital at the age of 62 years, 11 months and 13 days. He was survived by his wife, Pauline; 1 son, Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr. and his wife, of Wood River; 4 grandchildren; 1 brother, Charles F. Armstrong of Wood River; and 1 sister, Doris Yost, also of Wood River.
Visitation was held at Marks Mortuary in Wood River, Illinois on 24 May 1968. Funeral services were conducted there at 2 p.m. the following afternoon and were officiated by the pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church in Rosewood Heights, Illinois.
Army's wife, Pauline, later remarried. She died in 2001 and was buried next to him.
Father of:
Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr.
Army, Sr.'s siblings:
Charles F. "Charlie" Armstrong, Sr.
Doris B. Armstrong Yost
The son of Horace Beverly Armstrong and Lillian Mozelle Parish, "Army" was married to Ruby E. Fann. They were the parents of 1 son, but later divorced.
Children from first marriage: 1 son.
Army then married Pauline D. Amos. They did not have any children.
Army served as the chief license examiner of the Driver License Inspection Station in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois from 1957 to 1965. After that, he worked for the Roxana School District for a year.
Army belonged to the Eagles Lodge 254 of Alton, Illinois; Wood River Lodge A.F. & A.M. 1062; and the Anaid Temple of East St. Louis, Illinois.
He was a member of the Methodist Church of Roodhouse in Greene County, Illinois.
Children from second marriage: None.
Army became ill on 17 Feb 1968. He died at Wood River Township Hospital at the age of 62 years, 11 months and 13 days. He was survived by his wife, Pauline; 1 son, Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr. and his wife, of Wood River; 4 grandchildren; 1 brother, Charles F. Armstrong of Wood River; and 1 sister, Doris Yost, also of Wood River.
Visitation was held at Marks Mortuary in Wood River, Illinois on 24 May 1968. Funeral services were conducted there at 2 p.m. the following afternoon and were officiated by the pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church in Rosewood Heights, Illinois.
Army's wife, Pauline, later remarried. She died in 2001 and was buried next to him.
Father of:
Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr.
Army, Sr.'s siblings:
Charles F. "Charlie" Armstrong, Sr.
Doris B. Armstrong Yost
Children from first marriage: 1 son.
Army then married Pauline D. Amos. They did not have any children.
Army served as the chief license examiner of the Driver License Inspection Station in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois from 1957 to 1965. After that, he worked for the Roxana School District for a year.
Army belonged to the Eagles Lodge 254 of Alton, Illinois; Wood River Lodge A.F. & A.M. 1062; and the Anaid Temple of East St. Louis, Illinois.
He was a member of the Methodist Church of Roodhouse in Greene County, Illinois.
Children from second marriage: None.
Army became ill on 17 Feb 1968. He died at Wood River Township Hospital at the age of 62 years, 11 months and 13 days. He was survived by his wife, Pauline; 1 son, Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr. and his wife, of Wood River; 4 grandchildren; 1 brother, Charles F. Armstrong of Wood River; and 1 sister, Doris Yost, also of Wood River.
Visitation was held at Marks Mortuary in Wood River, Illinois on 24 May 1968. Funeral services were conducted there at 2 p.m. the following afternoon and were officiated by the pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church in Rosewood Heights, Illinois.
Army's wife, Pauline, later remarried. She died in 2001 and was buried next to him.
Father of:
Clarence M. "Army" Armstrong, Jr.
Army, Sr.'s siblings:
Charles F. "Charlie" Armstrong, Sr.
Doris B. Armstrong Yost
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