Martha Elizabeth (Lambert) Armstrong

MRS. MARTHA ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG, aged 82, peacefully passed away on June 25, 2024, surrounded by her family. Martha was born on February 9, 1942, in Florence, Alabama, the ninth of twelve children born to Martha Johnson Lambert and L.B. Lambert, Sr.

MARTHA was most known for her loving and giving spirit. Martha attended Burrell Slater High School where she was a majorette. After high school, she married the late Thomas A. Armstrong, with whom she spent 50 years before he preceded her in death. Martha was not only a devoted homemaker but retired from Kmart with a successful career as a pharmaceutical technician and was dedicated to working with individuals with special needs. Martha’s passions included bingo, gardening, cooking, baking, shopping, fishing, and watching football.

MARTHA was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas A. Armstrong; mother, Martha Lambert; father, L.B. Lambert, Sr.; daughter, Gloria Hooks; son, Michael Armstrong; Baby Armstrong; great-grandson, Darius Boone; sisters, Mariah Lambert Jones, & Dorothy Ricks Walker; brothers, John Lambert & David Lambert (died in infancy), L.B. Lambert Jr., Robert Lambert, James Lambert, Paul Lambert, and Charles Lambert.

MARTHA is survived by her brother, Louis (Velma) Lambert; her sister, Jeanette (Charles) Jackson; her sisters-in-law, Geraldine Lambert, Tiny Covington, and Louise Oliphant; her four children, Therena Hooks, Gary (Angela) Armstrong, Brenda Merriweather, and Debrah Armstrong; Two adopted children, Tamiika Armstrong Patterson and Martha Armstrong; her 22 grandchildren; her 65 great grandchildren; her 11 great-great grandchildren, along with a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Martha will be dearly missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her.

The funeral service for Martha will be held on July 6, 2024, at 1004 East Pontiac Street. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Nelson Memorial Gardens.

May Martha's soul rest in peace and may Martha’s memory be a blessing to us all.

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