Marjorie Cameron Armstrong

Marjorie Cameron Armstrong passed away peacefully on May 9, 2025, at the age of 99. She had suffered a stroke earlier that week. She was born Marjorie Virginia Cameron in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1926, to Harold Layton Cameron and Thelma Kathryn True, who both predeceased her. She was one of four children of the couple. The others, Nancy Coder, Harold L. Cameron, Jr. and June Ringdall, also predeceased her. Marj was a good student and was graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School. After high school, Marj worked as an executive secretary for a Pittsburgh glass company. Marj met Richard (Rich) Allen Armstrong after World War II while he was finishing college at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University) and they married in 1949 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. They began their married life in Detroit, Michigan where Rich was employed by Ford Motor Company. They were transferred to Cincinnati, Ohio for a few years where their first two children, Jennifer and Jill were born. Their third child, Lee, was born in Detroit after they had returned there. All three children and their spouses, Gail West, Terry Schafer and Beth Armstrong, respectively, survive Marj.

Marj was an excellent homemaker and cook and loved taking care of her family and the family dog, Gigi. She volunteered for the children’s field trips, PTA, homerooms, and libraries, was always at Lee’s baseball games and was the official scorekeeper at most of them. Marj had learned golf as a child from her maternal grandfather. Once the children were all in school, she began playing again at a local country club she and Rich had joined. She loved golf and competition and played all her life until the age of 90. She was also an officer of the Women’s District Golf Association of Detroit for several years and ultimately the president. After Rich retired, they lived in golf communities in Savannah, Georgia, Green Valley (near Tucson), Arizona and Lakeland, Florida. Playing golf allowed them to make friends easily in each location. They also played bridge, individually and as a couple, as well as gin rummy as a couple in Lakeland. Family get-togethers invariably included golf and cards. Marj was with all three children and spouses and some of her grandchildren, Sara (Pall) Kornmayer (virtually), Allee (Nolan) Williams and Cameron Armstrong, and her great granddaughter, Marjorie (Marjie) Williams, to celebrate her 99th birthday. Her other grandson, Scott (Katie) Schafer, and her great grandchildren, Oliver and Elliot Schafer, were on Spring break and unable to attend but were there in spirit. Marj was extremely grateful that she had another birthday celebration with many of the members and former members of the Grasslands Women’s Golf Association. Thank all of you for being there. Family was important to Marj. She had a big extended family as a child and adult and made an effort to see her siblings and in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews and their respective families whenever they gathered even though she or they had to travel to do so.

A memorial service will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 1:00 pm in the Chapel at First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland where Marj was a member during her 25 years in Lakeland.

In lieu of flowers, feel free to contribute to First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland or to the cause or charity of your choice.