Robert Lee ARMSTRONG b. 28 Nov 1918 Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA d. 25 Nov 2002 Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1918 - 2002 (83 years)

Name	Robert Lee ARMSTRONG [1, 2]
Born	28 Nov 1918	Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA [3]
Gender	Male
Name	Bob Armstrong
Occupation	welder
Military	6 May 1942	Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA [4]
	US Army
	Warrant Officers, he was single
Died	25 Nov 2002	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA [5]
Obituary	26 Nov 2002	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA
Henderson Daily News
Funeral services for Robert Lee Armstrong, 83, of Henderson, will be held at 10am Wednesday, Nov 27, 2002, at Bryan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Kevin Brown officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Bryan Funeral Home. Mr Armstrong died Monday, Nov 25, 2002, at a local nursing home. He was born Nov 28, 1918, in Minden, Texas. He was a lifetime resident of Rusk County, and was a machinist. He served in the Army during World War II and was a lifetime member of VFW and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge. Family will receive friends from 6-8pm Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, William and Nancy Armstrong of Henderson; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Jerry Miller, and Marie and Allen Murphy; a son, Robert Armstrong; and a daughter, Peggy Armstrong; a brother and sister-in-law, George and Vaulta Armstrong; a sister-in-law, Betty Armstrong; 10 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Buried	27 Nov 2002	Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA [5]
	Address: Maple Grove Cemetery Rusk County Rusk County, Texas
Person ID	I26	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	5 Aug 2019

Father	Ruben ARMSTRONG, b. 13 Jul 1895, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA , d. 24 Jun 1969, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)
Mother	Neeley Neana MILLS, b. 30 Aug 1896, Linn Flat, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA , d. 17 Jun 1983, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)
Married	2 Jun 1916	, Rusk, Texas, USA [6, 7]
	Gregg Co, Texas Marriage Book, book N page 379. (Two marriage licenses?) Grandma and Grandpa were separated even when I was a child in the late 50s, each one living with a different child.
		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley Mills wedding day!
Photos		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family Standing: Pete, George, Perkin, Irene, Nettie Mae, Elzie, Robert. Sitting: Neeley, Ruben. I remember this photo being made at Robert's house but I'm unsure of the exact year, maybe 1965ish.
Photos		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family Irene, George (back), Ruben, Nettie, Neeley, Elzie, Robert, Perkin. this would have been in the early 60s.
Family ID	F7	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Living

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Peggy Ann ARMSTRONG, b. 22 Oct 1949, Mount Enterprise, Rusk, Texas, USA , d. 21 Nov 2021, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
	5. Living

Last Modified 2 Dec 2015

Family ID F32 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Living
Last Modified	2 Dec 2015
Family ID	F33	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 3	Eunice M CRAWFORD, b. 1924
Married	30 Oct 1973	, Smith, Texas, USA [8]
Last Modified	5 Aug 2019
Family ID	F34	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 4	Floy Doris TARNO, b. 2 May 1927, , , Arkansas, USA , d. 30 Nov 2006, , Hale, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)
Married	24 Jul 1976	, Rusk, Texas, USA [9, 10]
Last Modified	5 Aug 2019
Family ID	F35	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Armstrong kids Robert, Tooter, and Nettie Mae About 1924
		Armstrong Family I believe the older seated couple are Mary and Lawrence with Tooter. Standing are Robert, Perkin, George and Irene.
		Armstrong, Ruben That's Robert holding a kid behind him and possibly Tooter behind Robert.
		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family Irene, George (back), Ruben, Nettie, Neeley, Elzie, Robert, Perkin. this would have been in the early 60s.

Notes

An empty envelope from Robert to Lawrence Mills dated 1/29/40
San Antonio, New Mexico to Garrison, Texas

In a letter from Robert to Neeley dated 10/7/45
New Guinea to Mt. Enterprise
Robert got a letter from Perkin. Perkin is going home, he should be home by now. Everyone in the Philipines is going home. He has been visiting graveyards. They are moving one graveyard to a hill. There are about 2000 American soldiers in it. All the graveyards are very pretty. they are moving the Japanese graves to a valley.

Sources

[S767] Obituary, Henderson Daily News, 18 June 1983, Neeley Armstrong.
Robert L Armstrong
[S1843] 1920 Rusk TX, ED 68, pg 12A.
Robert Armstrong
[S1843] 1920 Rusk TX, ED 68, pg 12A.
age 1, Texas
[S1729] WWII Army Enlistees, Rusk, TX, Heffernan, Gina, (database, USGenWeb Project Archives, Rusk County, Texas (http://files.usgwarchives.net/)), Enlistees, A-B.
38137915 ARMSTRONG ROBERT L Tyler, TX 5-6-1942 Warrant Officers TX 1918 White, Citizen Single, with Dependents.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/rusk/military/wwii/enlstmab.txt
[S1247] Heffernan, Gina Armstrong, ((me)), Armstrong, Robert.
[S217] Cemetery, Maple Grove, Rusk, TX, Ruben Armstrong.
2 June 1916
[S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Armstrong, Rueben.
to Neeley Mills, 2 Jun 1916, Rusk County, Texas
[S559] Texas State Divorce Records, Armstrong, Robert L.
Eunice M Armstrong, married 30 Oct 1973, divorced 12 Jul 1974, Rusk County
[S1253] Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010, (FamilySearch.org), Armstrong, Robert L.
Floy D Armstrong, married 7 Jul 1976, divorced 3 Nov 1978, Rusk County
[S1248] Texas Marriages, 1966-2010, (FamilySearch.org), Armstrong, Robert L.
to Floy D Tarno, 24 Jul 1976, Rusk County