Born Sept. 15, 1938, in Cheyenne, he was the son of the late George M. and Dott Irene Armstrong (Davis).
He graduated from Burns High School in 1956 and attended the University of Wyoming, where he obtained both his undergraduate degree and master's degree.
He married Bonnie G. Armstrong (Holden) on Dec. 27, 1959, in Laramie.
Mr. Armstrong spent two years at the Baptist Divinity School in Berkeley, Calif. He moved back to Cheyenne and worked at the Wyoming Tribune.
In 1965 he moved to Torrington and was an art instructor at Eastern Wyoming College for several years. In the themed 1970s, he owned and operated Flowers Unlimited Ltd. In September 1987, he was the director of the Homesteaders Museum. He retired in November 2003 and spent the next few years snow birding from Wyoming to Arizona.
In 2007 he and his wife moved to Cheyenne, where he became active in the First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie G. Armstrong of Cheyenne; son, Jeffery Y. Armstrong (Brenda) of Pine Bluffs; daughter, Angela Armstrong of Cedarburg, Wis.; five grandchildren, Larissa Barrett, Logan Armstrong, Michael, David and Julie Curtis; great-granddaughter, Addison Barrett; sister, Donna J. Hodges (Wes) of Lake Park, Minn., and their families; aunt, Fayann Cain of Kimball, Neb., and her sons, David and Mike; and many caring friends.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Cheyenne. Cremation took place under the direction of Schrader Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 1800 E. Pershing, Cheyenne WY 82001 and Davis Hospice Center 6000 Sycamore Blvd., Cheyenne WY 82009.
Born Sept. 15, 1938, in Cheyenne, he was the son of the late George M. and Dott Irene Armstrong (Davis).
He graduated from Burns High School in 1956 and attended the University of Wyoming, where he obtained both his undergraduate degree and master's degree.
He married Bonnie G. Armstrong (Holden) on Dec. 27, 1959, in Laramie.
Mr. Armstrong spent two years at the Baptist Divinity School in Berkeley, Calif. He moved back to Cheyenne and worked at the Wyoming Tribune.
In 1965 he moved to Torrington and was an art instructor at Eastern Wyoming College for several years. In the themed 1970s, he owned and operated Flowers Unlimited Ltd. In September 1987, he was the director of the Homesteaders Museum. He retired in November 2003 and spent the next few years snow birding from Wyoming to Arizona.
In 2007 he and his wife moved to Cheyenne, where he became active in the First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie G. Armstrong of Cheyenne; son, Jeffery Y. Armstrong (Brenda) of Pine Bluffs; daughter, Angela Armstrong of Cedarburg, Wis.; five grandchildren, Larissa Barrett, Logan Armstrong, Michael, David and Julie Curtis; great-granddaughter, Addison Barrett; sister, Donna J. Hodges (Wes) of Lake Park, Minn., and their families; aunt, Fayann Cain of Kimball, Neb., and her sons, David and Mike; and many caring friends.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Cheyenne. Cremation took place under the direction of Schrader Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 1800 E. Pershing, Cheyenne WY 82001 and Davis Hospice Center 6000 Sycamore Blvd., Cheyenne WY 82009.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement