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1925
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2019
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Eloise Armour Obituary
Eloise was treasured as a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her friends knew her as a true genuine Southern Belle. She was a co-owner of many businesses including Armour Realty in Hardin County. She was an active member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Radcliff until she moved out of the area. She was the former president of the Younger Women's Club in Elizabethtown, volunteered at TOCO Shop and Shelter Shop in Belleville, Illinois, and enjoyed a lifetime of volunteering.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Armour; her parents, William C. and Verna VanCourt Westphal; a brother, Arsene Westphal; five sisters, Bertha Lane, Verna Dufault, Marie Seiler, Betty Stewart and Barbara Larson; and a grandson, Ched Hudgins.
Survivors include her four children, Nancy Heard and Joy Hudgins, both of Belleville, John "Jay" (Pat) Armour Jr. of Foley, Alabama, and Anne (Gregory) Berger of Edwardsville, Illinois; her eight grandchildren, Justin (Hillary) Heard, Kimberly (Tony) Vrooman, Allison (Matt) Scott, William Hudgins, Jason Armour, Tara (Jason) Phillips, Andrew Berger and Andersen Berger (fiancée Rachel Fasnacht); four step-grandchildren, Roger (Miggi) Howard, Monica Howard (John Parkerson), Beth (Garrett) Webb and Robin Howard; a brother, Joseph Westphal of Pascagoula; two brothers-in-law, Dick Lane of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and Dr. Ralph Coffman of Louisville; a sister-in-law, Shirley Westphal of Pascagoula; 12 great-grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial is at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Radcliff with Father Jeff Hopper officiating. Interment follows in North Harden Memorial Gardens in Radcliff.
Visitation is from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Hospice of Southern Illinois.
Condolences may be expressed at www.kurrusfh.com.
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June 17, 2019
So sorry for your loss. May the God who binds up the broken hearted and comfort all who mourns, sustain you during this difficult time. Isaiah 61:1,2. My sincere sympathy. Arlene NY.
Larry and Betty Pierce
June 15, 2019
Jay, you and your family have Betty and my condolences at your mom's passing. I'm sure she will be missed by all who knew her.
Carol
June 13, 2019
To the family and friends, my heartfelt sympathies go out to you during this difficult time. I hope that the promise in 1 Thessalonians 4:14 can bring comfort. Knowing that there's a hope for the ones we have lost in death can be so reassuring. May the precious memories of your dear loved one fill your heart with love and comfort today, tomorrow, and always.
Steve Atcher
June 13, 2019
Sincere condolences to Joy, John, and all of the Armour family and relations on the passing of Mrs. Armour.
Janice Highbaugh
June 13, 2019
I only knew Eloise briefly years ago but she was a very sweet lady. I was friend and neighbor to her niece Mary Ann Armor Coffman formerly of Elizabethtown. My sympathy to the family.
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