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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, May 1, 1996                 TAG: 9605010350
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: FENWICK, W.VA.                     LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

JAMES K. ARMSTRONG SR.

Lt. Cmdr. James K. Armstrong Sr., U.S. Navy, retired, 78, of Fenwick, W.Va., died April 29, 1996.

Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong was a native of Richwood, W.Va., and had retired from the U.S. Navy after 30 years of service. He was a Mason and a member of Norfolk Lodge (NU)1.

Survivors include his wife, Opal Hanna Armstrong, and a son, James K. Armstrong Jr., of Norfolk.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, May 3, 1996, at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the funeral apartments. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Laskin Road Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB