Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ARMSTRONG, JEFFERY ALLEN November 19, 2016
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JEFFERY ALLEN ARMSTRONG

Jeffery "Jeff" Allen Armstrong, 60, of Glennville, Georgia passed away 
peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on the morning of November 
19, 2016. He was born in Monroe, Louisiana on September 18, 1956 to the late 
William "Bill" Talmage Armstrong and Mary Nell Wilkinson Armstrong. Jeff 
owned and operated Armstrong's Cricket Farm in Glennville, Georgia for 21 
years after relocating from the West Monroe, Louisiana family farm where he 
worked since he was a teenager. After graduating from Woodward Academy in 
1974, he obtained his bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech in 1979.

Jeff was an active and generous giver to his community. Whether big or 
small, whatever the need was, he willingly provided. Jeff always had an open 
door policy and would happily give tours to the local schools and travelers 
passing through town. His zest for life and business was contagious and 
motivating to those around him. As a business man, he reaped much success 
from his hard work in expanding and growing Armstrong's Cricket Farm. In 
2010, he was awarded Tattnall County Business Person of the Year followed by 
winning the award for Glennville Chamber of Commerce International Business 
of the Year in 2014, in addition to the Greater Tattnall Chamber of Commerce 
Lifetime Achievement Award honoring the Armstrong family and pioneers in the 
cricket farm industry.

When Jeff was not working, he enjoyed hunting, coaching his children in 
ball, maintaining his home in the country, and spending time with his 
family. He instilled his passion for nature and living in the south into his 
three children (Paige, Jacob, and Jessica) and three grandchildren (Avery, 
Charlotte, and Brooklyn). So much so, that he built a chicken coop for his 
granddaughters to collect eggs when they came to visit. Jeff's fun-loving 
personality made his family's life exciting. It wasn't uncommon for them to 
see their dad and Papa break into dance moves or sing a cajun tune. He loved 
family traditions and always made sure his children "believed" in the magic 
of Christmas.

Jeff is preceded in death by his father, W.T. "Bill" Armstrong and former 
mother-in-law Betty Lewis of West Monroe, La. He is survived by his mother, 
Nell Armstrong of Glennville, Ga; former father-in-law Lloyd Lewis of West 
Monroe, La; former and loving wife of 30 years Debbie Armstrong, daughter 
Paige Ewing (Michael), and son Jacob Armstrong of Buford, Ga; daughter 
Jessica Curran (Liam) of Kennesaw, Ga; granddaughters Avery and Charlotte 
Ewing and Brooklyn Curran; brothers Jack Armstrong (Betty) and Jimmy 
Armstrong (Crystal) of West Monroe, La; sister Juli Zopf (John) of Tybee 
Island, Ga; and several loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Services will be held at Brannen-Kennedy Funeral Home in Glennville, 
Georgia. The visitation begins at 5 pm on Monday, November 21, 2016. The 
funeral chapel service begins at 11 am on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 with 
Rev. Rick Cason and Rev. Tom Sollosi officiating. A graveside service and 
burial will follow at The Glennville City Cemetery. Pallbearers: Gary 
Dasher, Charles Reddish, Lee Johnson, Brandon Armstrong, Michael Crummey, 
and Mark Durrence. Honorary Pallbearers: all beloved employees of 
Armstrong's Cricket Farm in Glennville, Ga 

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