Mr. Robert J. Armour

GOODWATER - Funeral Service for Mr. Robert J. Armour, 74 of Goodwater, will be Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at the Goodwater School Gymnasium, Goodwater, with burial at Armour's Memorial Garden, Alexander City. Mr. Robert Jefferson Armour was born on April 2, 1936 in Coosa County, Ala., to the late Otis Armour Sr. and Annie Vester Armour. Robert was the 2nd of 7 children. He was united in Holy Matrimony to Helen Bradley Armour on Sept. 2, 1961. He had a Christian relationship with the Lord and is survived by his wife: Helen Armour, Goodwater; son: Brandon L. (Cynthia) Armour, Sylacauga; brothers: Otis (Hattye) Armour Jr., Alexander City, William Armour, Goodwater, Emmitt Armour and Demetrius Armour, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; sisters: Christine Armour, Indianapolis, Ind., and Linda (Carlton) Scott, Wetumpka; grandchildren: Desmond Armour, Jalen Armour, Timothy Tuck and Courtney Tuck; and a host of many other relatives and friends. Mr. Armour received his High School Diploma from Coosa County Training School in 1954; his B. S. Degree in Biology from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., where he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in 1958; and his Teacher's Certificate from Alabama State University in 1959. He was a Teacher and Assistant Principal at J. D. Thompson High School, Cottage Grove, 1961-67, and Principal at Hannah J. Mallory School, Goodwater, 1967-70. He received his MA Degree in Education Administration from Ohio State University in 1973 and was Principal of Goodwater Elementary School, 1974-77, was Principal of Goodwater High School, 1978-1988, and was Coosa County Commissioner, District 2, 1987-2001. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer's Foundation, P. O. Box 2273, Birmingham, AL 35201/ www.alzca.org, 205-871-7970. Arrangements entrusted to Armour's Memorial Funeral Home.