Daughter of Elijah ("Lige" or "Lye") Vinyard and Caledonia ("Donie") Coates; wife of James W. Armstrong; mother of Annie Bell, John Alexander ("Elic"), Thomas ("Tuff"), Lanty Nathaniel, William Joshua ("Josh"), and Clarence Erby Armstrong.
I have always gotten the impression that Aunt Mary was a colorful character. I remember being told that she bragged about poking people with her hat pin.
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This obituary appeared in the Thursday, March 24, 1960 edition of The Hickman County Times.
ARMSTRONG RITES HELD
Funeral services for Mrs. Jim Armstrong, 84, of the Coble community, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Coble Church of Christ.
Brown McClain officiated. Burial was in Chessor Cemetery.
Mrs. Armstrong, the former Mary Venyard [sic], died Sunday at her home, after a long illness.
She was a native of Hickman County. Her parents were Lye & Donie Coates Venyard [sic].
She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Annie Bell King, of Coble; five sons, J.E. & Clarence Armstrong, Coble, Tom & Lonnie [sic - should be Lantie] Armstrong, Lobelville, and Josh Armstrong, Detroit; 36 grandchildren & 53 great-grandchildren.
I have always gotten the impression that Aunt Mary was a colorful character. I remember being told that she bragged about poking people with her hat pin.
***
This obituary appeared in the Thursday, March 24, 1960 edition of The Hickman County Times.
ARMSTRONG RITES HELD
Funeral services for Mrs. Jim Armstrong, 84, of the Coble community, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Coble Church of Christ.
Brown McClain officiated. Burial was in Chessor Cemetery.
Mrs. Armstrong, the former Mary Venyard [sic], died Sunday at her home, after a long illness.
She was a native of Hickman County. Her parents were Lye & Donie Coates Venyard [sic].
She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Annie Bell King, of Coble; five sons, J.E. & Clarence Armstrong, Coble, Tom & Lonnie [sic - should be Lantie] Armstrong, Lobelville, and Josh Armstrong, Detroit; 36 grandchildren & 53 great-grandchildren.
Daughter of Elijah ("Lige" or "Lye") Vinyard and Caledonia ("Donie") Coates; wife of James W. Armstrong; mother of Annie Bell, John Alexander ("Elic"), Thomas ("Tuff"), Lanty Nathaniel, William Joshua ("Josh"), and Clarence Erby Armstrong.
I have always gotten the impression that Aunt Mary was a colorful character. I remember being told that she bragged about poking people with her hat pin.
***
This obituary appeared in the Thursday, March 24, 1960 edition of The Hickman County Times.
ARMSTRONG RITES HELD
Funeral services for Mrs. Jim Armstrong, 84, of the Coble community, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Coble Church of Christ.
Brown McClain officiated. Burial was in Chessor Cemetery.
Mrs. Armstrong, the former Mary Venyard [sic], died Sunday at her home, after a long illness.
She was a native of Hickman County. Her parents were Lye & Donie Coates Venyard [sic].
She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Annie Bell King, of Coble; five sons, J.E. & Clarence Armstrong, Coble, Tom & Lonnie [sic - should be Lantie] Armstrong, Lobelville, and Josh Armstrong, Detroit; 36 grandchildren & 53 great-grandchildren.
I have always gotten the impression that Aunt Mary was a colorful character. I remember being told that she bragged about poking people with her hat pin.
***
This obituary appeared in the Thursday, March 24, 1960 edition of The Hickman County Times.
ARMSTRONG RITES HELD
Funeral services for Mrs. Jim Armstrong, 84, of the Coble community, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Coble Church of Christ.
Brown McClain officiated. Burial was in Chessor Cemetery.
Mrs. Armstrong, the former Mary Venyard [sic], died Sunday at her home, after a long illness.
She was a native of Hickman County. Her parents were Lye & Donie Coates Venyard [sic].
She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Annie Bell King, of Coble; five sons, J.E. & Clarence Armstrong, Coble, Tom & Lonnie [sic - should be Lantie] Armstrong, Lobelville, and Josh Armstrong, Detroit; 36 grandchildren & 53 great-grandchildren.
Inscription
ARMSTRONG
Mary
July 5, 1875 - Mar. 20, 1960
Gone but not forgotten
Gravesite Details
Double marker with husband, J.W. Armstrong
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