The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 

              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.



DATE: Wednesday, January 1, 1997            TAG: 9701010190

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   22 lines


RALPH L. ARMSTRONG

Ralph ``Jack'' Lee Armstrong, 84, of the 3000 block of Pine Grove Lane, died Dec. 29, 1996, in a local hospital.

Mr. Armstrong was a member of the Bethany Masonic Lodge (NU)69, the Moose Lodge in Wellsburg and the Christian Church of Follansbee, W.Va. Mr. Armstrong was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Armstrong.

He is survived by his two daughters, Martha Henry of Denver, Colo., and Jackye Keeder of Virginia Beach; three sisters, Clara Vekas of Ohio, Margaret Fischer and Frances Murphy, both of Jefferson, Pa.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Chambers Funeral Home in Wellsburg, W.Va. A chapel service will be conducted in the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Green County Memorial Park, Jefferson. Kellum Funeral Home, Bonney Road Chapel, is in charge of local arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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