Loretta Hicks-Armstrong

IN LOVING MEMORY OF LORETTA HICKS ARMSTRONG BETTER KNOWN AS 'LO"

SHE WAS BORN IN RATIO AR ON A WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH 1961 A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL. ON THURSDAY MARCH THE 5TH 2026, THE LORD SAW THAT HIS CHILD WAS IN DISTRESS. HE WHISPERED HER NAME AND SHE ANSWERED AND ENTERED INTO ETERNAL PEACE.

"LO" WAS ALWAYS DECORATING AND REDECORATING HER HOME, I BET SHE IN HEAVEN RIGHT NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO TO THE PEARLY GATES AND TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT ANGEL SHE NEEDS TO TALK TO ABOUT HANGING SOME BROWN AND GOLD DRAPES. SHE LOVED GOD AND SHE LOVED DECORATING.

SHE WAS SELFLESS AND WOULD GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF OF HER BACK, SHE WAS SWEET, KIND AND LOVING AND A LITTLE BASHFUL "(SHAME FACED) ™ BUT IF YOU MADE HER MAD YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET A RUNNING HEAD-START. SHE WAS A PHENOMENAL WOMAN; SHE WAS SHY BUT SHE KNEW HOW TO CHECK YOU IF NECESSARY.

"LO" GRADUATED FROM ELAINE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1979 IN ELAINE, AR. SHE MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE BOBBY ARMSTRONG AND FROM THIS UNION SHE BECAME THE MOTHER OF TWO, WHOM SHE LOVED AND ADORED WITH HER WHOLE HEART.

HER FAVORITE SPORT WAS SHOPPING SHE WAS AN UNDEFEATED WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOPPER SHE COULD SPOT A DEAL A MILE AWAY. A FEW OF HER FAVORITE PAST TIMES WAS WATCHING SOAP OPERAS ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS AND SHE ALSO ENJOYED WATCHING THE PRICE IS RIGHT WITH HER GRANDDAUGHTER.

I BET SHE WAS A GOOD BIDDER, BECAUSE"LO" LOVED A GOOD DEAL. "LO" WORKED IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY OVER THRITY YEARS SHE LOVED HER CAREER AND HER CO-WORKERS. SHE WAS LOVED BY MANY AND WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED. LO WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER MOTHER WILLIE MAE MOODY AND FATHER CUEDALE HICKS, TWO BROTHERS: JOE BOOTH, AND JAMES BOOTH.

"LO LOVED HER FAMILY DEEPLY, SHE LEAVES TO MOURN HER PASSING, HER DEVOTED HUSBAND OF 44 YEARS BOBBY ARMSTRONG, DAUGHTER LASHANUNTI NICOLE ARMSTRONG, SON BOBBY ARMSTRONG JR. ALL OF WEST HELENA, AR; SEVEN GRANDS: ALAYJA MAYES, MAKHI, ZYKIA, SAVION, RIHANNA, BOBBY III AND BRYSON ARMSTRONG ALL OF WEST HELENA, AR;

THREE SISTERS CARLA HICKS OF NLR, AR; YOLANDA KING, JIMELLA SMITH (JIMMI) ALL OF WEST HELENA, AR; TWO BROTHERS OTIS GREEN OF WEST HELENA, AR; KEVIN KING OF LR, AR; THREE BROTHER IN LAWS: ROBERT (BETTY) RILEY OF WEST HELENA, AR; LESTER ARMSTRONG OF SAINT CLOUD MN; MELVIN ARMSTONG OF BLOOMINGTON IL; FIVE SISTERS IN LAWS THELMA SMITH OF WEST HELENA, AR; GAIL HOLMES OF ORANGBURG, SC; CAROLYN ARMSTRONG OF BLOOMINGTON, IL; PATRICIA RANDLE (TINY) OF SUMMERVILLE, SC; TRACY RANDLE OF WEST HELENA, AR; AND HER RIDE OR DYE BESTIE THERESA REED OF LR, AR; AND A HOST OF FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-WORKER AND NEIGHBORS WHO WILL MISS HER DEARLY.

I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH 2 TIMOTHY 4:7

ORDER OF SERVICE

PRELUDE

PROCESSIONAL……………………………….…………………………………..…………………MINISTER AND FAMILY

OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT ……………………………………………………………………….……..JERRY COLBERT

PRAYER OF COMFORT……………………………………………………………..………………………….CARLA HICKS

POEM……………………………………………………………………………..………………………..KIARA ARMSTRONG

SONG OF PRAISE……………………………………………………………….SIS MARY ANN HUGHES GOLDSBERRY

READING OF THE OBITUTARY………………………………………..…………………….PATRICIA A. RANDLE (TINY)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SONG OF PRAISE…………………………….………………………………..SIS MARY ANN HUGHES GOLDSBERRY

POEM…………………………………………………………………………………..………………SIS TRACY D. RANDLE

EULOGY…….......................................................................................................MINISTER TERRANCE JEFFERSON

RECESSIONAL…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Until We Meet Again

My beloved, the Lord called you home before me,

Yet your love still walks beside my days.

The house is quieter now,

But heaven is richer because you are there.

You were a woman of strength and grace,

A virtuous wife whose worth was far above rubies.

Your hands were gentle, your heart faithful,

And the fear of the Lord was the crown upon your head.

Like it is written in Proverbs 31,

You clothed our home in love and dignity.

I remember the prayers you whispered at night,

The scriptures you spoke when storms came our way.

You reminded me that "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."

And now He leads you beside still waters.

Though my heart aches for one more moment with you,

I will not sorrow as those who have no hope.

For the Word tells us in 1 Thessalonians 4:13

That those who sleep in Christ shall rise again.

Your body rests, but your spirit lives with the Father.

The Lord who formed you has received you,

And I know you now walk the streets of gold,

Where pain cannot touch you

And tears cannot fall.

You were my companion, my prayer partner,

My blessing sent from God above.

The years we shared were a sacred gift,

Written by the hand of the Almighty.

So I will continue my journey here,

Holding on to the faith you taught me.

And when the Lord calls my name one day,

I will look for you beyond the gates of heaven.

Until that day, my love remains.

For what God joined in love on earth

Will rejoice again in eternity.

Until we meet again, my beloved