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Birth	:	14 May 1924 Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	17 Apr 2013 Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7714000, -96.9056000
Description	:	Dr. Francis Marion Armstrong, 88, was born May 14, 1924, in Knox County, Nebraska, on a farm near Santee. He died April 17, 2013, in the Prairie Estates Care Center in Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota. He was the first of six children born to John Randolph Armstrong and Helen Marie McGregor Armstrong. Francis grew up in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, during the depression and his family experienced severe poverty. From a young age he dreamed of owning and farming his own land. He graduated from Vermillion High School in the spring of 1942 and had at that time... Read More	Dr. Francis Marion Armstrong, 88, was born May 14, 1924, in Knox County, Nebraska, on a farm near Santee. He died April 17, 2013, in the Prairie Estates Care Center in Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota. He was the first of six children born to John Randolph Armstrong and Helen Marie McGregor Armstrong. Francis grew up in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, during the depression and his family experienced severe poverty. From a young age he dreamed of owning and farming his own land. He graduated from Vermillion High School in the spring of 1942 and had at that time already begun acquiring credits in pre-veterinary courses at the University of South Dakota. That fall he was accepted for the freshman veterinary class at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. His class of fifty men was sworn into the Army Specialized Training Program. When that program ended he volunteered for duty in the United States Navy where he served aboard Destroyer Escort 162, the U. S. S. Levy in the Pacific until being discharged at the end of World War II. On January 4, 1947, Francis married June Willard Adams in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota. Upon achieving his veterinary degree in 1949, he became the first in his family line to achieve a college degree. He moved his family to Vermillion and started his practice of mainly large animal medicine. As soon as he could, he purchased land and involved his growing family in the business of farming, including the raising of specific-pathogen- free hogs, and later, also cattle. After more than twenty years of being "Doc" Armstrong to Clay County farmers, a wrist injury caused him to turn to two years of owning and managing a John Deer implement business. He continued to accumulate land and was gradually able to focus exclusively on farming. Francis drove to the farm every day until advancing Alzheimer's disease ended his long and active career. He remained proud of those years of meaningful work which had enabled him to assume more than usual responsibilities in helping his parents and younger brothers, in addition to raising his own large family. Francis was a member of the United Church of Christ-Congregational, the Clay County Historical Society, the Missouri Riverbank Stabilization Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Clay County Irrigators and the Democratic Party. He served as Clay County Democratic Party Chairman and was appointed by Governor Ralph Herseth to the South Dakota State Health Advisory Board on which he served two terms. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, June Armstrong; his brothers, Robert Earl (Mary Jo) Armstrong of Louisville, Kentucky, and Clare Alexander (Vernelle) Armstrong of Spearfish , South Dakota; his sisters-in-law, Mary Ruth Armstrong of Meckling, SD, and Martha Coucoules of Desert Hot Springs, CA; his brother-in-law, Franklin Carrier of San Jose, CA; his children: Kathleen Joy (Robert) Marmet of Marshall, VA, Francis Michael (Patty) Armstrong of Meckling, SD, Deidre Ann (Raleigh) Whetsel of Parker, CO, Patricia Joan (Robert) Reinders of Kronberg, Germany, David Brian Armstrong of Vermillion, SD, Riley Thomas Armstrong of Vermillion, Robin Elizabeth (Brad) Thorson of Mound, MN, and Sheila Jean Armstrong of Houston, TX; his grandchildren, Sarah Ellen Marmet, Robert Francis Marmet, Barbara June Marmet, Eliot Michael (Lorraine) Armstrong, Charles Brenden (Cheryl) Whetsel, Patrick Dustin Whetsel, Robert William Reinders, Crosby Michael Reinders, Glenn David Melcher, Daniel Joel Thorson, Elizabeth Grace Thorson, and LeRoy Michael Clemetson; and his great-grandchildren, Dustin Thomas Stone and Darren Peter Fleegle. Francis was preceded in death by his parents, John and Helen (McGregor) Armstrong; his sister, Helynn Marie Carrier; his brothers, John William Armstrong, and Donald Malcom Armstrong; and his children, Linda Carol Anderson, and Doyle Glen Armstrong. Visitation: at Kober Funeral Home - Vermillion 402 East Main Street Vermillion South Dakota 57069 Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m., on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Kober Funeral Home in Vermillion with a prayer service to begin at 7 p.m. Service: at United Church of Christ Congregational 226 East Main Street Vermillion South Dakota 57069 Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2013 at United Church of Christ-Congregational with Rev. Steve Miller officiating. Cemetery: Burial will be in Bluff View Cemetery in Vermillion with military honors conducted by V.F.W. Post #915.Bluff View Cemetery Vermillion South Dakota 57069

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Dr Francis Marion Armstrong's memorial is located at: Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA.
When did Dr Francis Marion Armstrong death?
Dr Francis Marion Armstrong death on 17 Apr 2013 in Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.7714000
Longitude: -96.9056000

Family Members:

Parent

John Randolph Armstrong

(1898 - 1976)

Helen Marie McGregor Armstrong

(1904 - 1992)

Spouse

June Willard Adams Armstrong

(1924 - 2019)

Siblings

John William Armstrong

(1925 - 2000)

MAJ Donald Malcolm “Don” Armstrong

(1935 - 2007)

Children

Doyle Glen Armstrong

(1966 - 1990)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bluff View Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7714000, -96.9056000

2. Saint Agnes Calvary Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7715900, -96.9072100

3. Saint Agnes Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7872009, -96.8499985

4. Dowlin Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7789001, -96.8107986

5. Gibb's Cemetery
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6. Saint Peter Greenfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8608017, -96.8644028

7. Clay Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8516998, -96.9788971

8. Ionia Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6893997, -96.8300018

9. Maskell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6878014, -96.9916992

10. Halverson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6908600, -97.0013500

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Coordinate: 42.8228000, -96.7612000

12. Saint Mary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8520584, -96.7877502

13. Newcastle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6550500, -96.8708700

14. Saint Peters Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6533800, -96.8744700

15. Spirit Mound Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8885994, -96.9424973

16. Clay Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8987700, -96.9065600

17. Lime Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6632400, -96.9990500

18. Lime Creek Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6569600, -97.0004700

19. Obert Cemetery
Obert, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6702995, -97.0289001

20. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7896996, -97.0903015

21. Brule Creek Cemetery
Spink Township, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8346510, -96.7324350

22. Taylor Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8372002, -97.0785980

23. Union County Poor Farm Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7649210, -96.7077580

24. Saint Paul Cemetery
Elk Point, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7641983, -96.7061005