Yvonne R. Armstrong

She was the second of five children. She graduated from Olathe High School in 1975 and went on to acquire her Associates Degree in Law Enforcement from the Johnson County Community College. She spent several years with the Traffic Service Division of the Olathe Police Department. She worked with the Fairview Child Care until its closing. She then moved on to become an integral part of the Johnson County Credit Union, where she advanced to Associate Manager of the Downtown Olathe branch. She remained with the Credit Union during its transition to Mainstreet Credit Union. Yvonne made many friends of the members of the Credit Union. She was a member of Reaching Out for Souls Church in Gardner, KS where she served as a Sunday School Teacher and Secretary.

She was preceded in death by her father, Edward T. Armstrong, Sr. Yvonne is survived by her mother, Kathryn Armstrong Miller, Olathe, KS; siblings, Edward Armstrong (Catherin), Marietta, GA; William Armstrong, Olathe, KS;Taivia Street (Jonathan), Richmond, VA; Queen Fiffer (Donnell), West, MS; three sons, Christopher Elliot Thompkins, Olathe, KS; Abdullah Shabazz Armstrong, Olathe, KS; Richmond Brice Armstrong (Meghan), Olathe, KS; Special sisters, Deborah Brown and Brenda Hinson; seven grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and a host of relatives and friends. She will be sorely missed.

"Some people think you lost the battle, but we believe you won the war and you are now where we are all trying to go, HOME."

~Taken from thejourneytyl.blogspot.com, Yvonne R. Armstrong, January 12, 2017~