Mr. John Fred Armstrong, 74, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
A son of the late John F. and Doris Bivins Armstrong, he was born in Pensacola, Fla., while his dad was stationed there during his service in the Navy.
Fred’s family moved to Callahan, Fla. after his dad was stationed in Jacksonville, and he was raised on the west side of Nassau County. He met his wife of 56 years, Linda Ann, and they lived in Callahan until moving to Fernandina Beach more than 30 years ago.
He was an active member of First Presbyterian Church. He was facilities manager of Memorial Methodist Church for many years, and he said he wished it was the first job he had found because he would have liked to have had that job his entire working career.
Fred is lovingly remembered as an exceptionally hardworking man who cared deeply for his family.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Randy Armstrong.
He leaves behind his wife, Linda Anne Armstrong; his children, John Fred Armstrong III of Fernandina Beach, Jimmy Armstrong and his wife, Traci, of Callahan, Kimberly Peterson and her husband, Clay, of Yulee, Fla., Michael Armstrong and his wife, Jennifer, of Chiefland, Fla., and Melinda Hartman and her husband, Jeff, of Yulee; brothers, Larry Armstrong and his wife, Margie, of Yulee and Ricky Armstrong and his wife, Marilyn, of Callahan; a sister, Janet Seus of Callahan; his father-in-law, Jim Thomas of Fernandina Beach; grandchildren, Johnny, Caitlin, Briana, A. J., Albree, Courtney, Allen, Mikey, Mikayla, Macy, Molly, Cole, Kennedy, Caden, and Collin; great-grandchildren, Finley, Penn, Luke, Melanie, Ella, Shane, Destiny, Summer, Karsyn, Cane, Lily, and “one on the way.”
Funeral services for Mr. Armstrong will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Maxwell Hall at Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Julie Jensen of First Presbyterian Church and Pastor Drew Weseman officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 11 a.m. He will be laid to rest with his parents in Jones Cemetery in Callahan at 3:30 p.m.
The family asks that memorials be made in his memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors