Willis Armstrong Obituary

Willis H. Armstrong – 101, of North Road, Waitsfield, passed away at his home on December 20, 2006. Born in Moretown on August 3, 1905, he was the son of the late Lugene A. and Helen S. (Willis) Armstrong. On November 29, 1928, he married the former Dora M. Aldrich in Danielson CT.

Willis attended school in Moretown until the age of 12 when he moved to Vergennes to complete high school. He later attended Pinetree Academy in Maine and attended Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster MA. In 1929, Willis returned to Waitsfield and began farming, did masonry and carpentry work. He also taught Shop and drove school bus for Waitsfield High School. He later worked at the Parkview Memorial Hospital in Brunswick ME.

Willis was an elder in the Barre – Montpelier Seventh-day Adventist Church and in his leisure time, enjoyed reading.

He is survived by a daughter, Cynthia Rogers of Cheney WA; 3 sons, Gene L. Armstrong of Waitsfield, Norman B. Armstrong of Carterville GA and Clyde L. Armstrong of Sheldon WA; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great- grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son, Edward W. Armstrong, as well as a sister and 4 brothers.

A service of remembrance will be held from the Barre-Montpelier Seventh-day Adventist Church on December 31, 2006 at 2 p.m. Later inurnment will take place in the Irasville Cemetery in Waitsfield. Memorial gifts would be appreciated to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre VT 05641. Arrangements are in the care of the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send on-line condolences, please visit www.perkinsparker.com.