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The Mt. Zion Region-News, Mount Zion, IL, 7 Sep 2011, Wednesday, p.4
Obituary of J. D. Armstront notes that he married Frances Lucille Wishard, 16 Sep 1974. Surviving were his wife Lucille of Mt. Zion, children: Allen and wife Lisa, Buster, Kent, and Cherly; brother, Bill Armstrong and his wife Jody of Noraml; sisters: Willie Renfro and her husband Ken of Macon, Betty Divincen and her husband Jerry of Naperville, Joann Hilliard of Harristown, and Rosetta Hamilton and her husband Leonard fo Hermiston, Oregon. Also surviving are 8 grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Kenneth Hilliard.

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J.D. Armstrong, 73 of Mt. Zion passed away at 8:38 p.m. August 31, 2011 in Decatur Memorial Hospital Emergency Room.
A service to celebrate J.D.'s life will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Macon. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard and the US Navy. The family requests that you drive your antique cars for the funeral procession. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
J.D. was born March 24, 1938 in Flint, MI the son of Willie and Mary (Roberts) Armstrong. J.D. served and retired from the US Navy. During the Vietnam War He served on the U.S.S. Enterprise as an Air Traffic Controller. After his time in the Navy, he went on to work as an Air Traffic Controller for the FAA. He married Frances Lucille Wishard on September 16, 1972. J.D. had a passion for old cars and was a member of the Cruzin Roosters and the Gateway Chapter of the Hudson Car Club. He also enjoyed researching his family genealogy and loved to garden in his yard.
Surviving is his wife: Lucille of Mt. Zion; children: Allen and his wife Lisa, Buster, Kent, and Cheryl; brother: Bill Armstrong and his wife Jody of Normal; sisters: Willie Renfro and her husband Ken of Macon, Betty Divincen and her husband Jerry of Naperville, Joann Hilliard of Harristown, and Rosetta Hamilton and her husband Leonard of Hermiston, Oregon. Also surviving are eight-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law: Kenneth Hilliard.

Birth	24 Mar 1938	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Marriage	16 Sep 1974	Frances Lucille Wishard
Death	31 Aug 2011	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Spouse

Frances Lucille Wishard (1930 - 2016)