Carey "Don" Armstrong, Sr

Funeral service for Carey “Don” Armstrong, Sr., 86 of Winnsboro will be 11 AM Monday, September 28, 2026, at Temple Baptist Church Winnsboro with Rev. Jimmy Harper and Rev. James Busby officiating, interment to follow in Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery Rayville, LA. Visitation will be 10 AM until service time Monday, September 28, 2026, at the church.

Don was a member and deacon of Temple Baptist Church and one of the best Sunday school teachers ever, a United States Army Veteran and avid sportsman he enjoyed deer hunting and fishing, gardening and tinkering on stuff and could fix anything. He was President of the former Bertha Nelson Association.

Mr. Don was preceded in death by his parents H. W. Armstrong, Sr. and Sibyl Dixon Armstrong and a brother H. W. Armstrong, Jr.

He always said to his family, “I Love you deeper than the river, Higher than the sky, Longer than the road, and two forevers” Don Armstrong.

He is survived by the family he always told that to, his loving wife of 68 years, Lavada Smith Armstrong; two daughters Renee Stevens and husband Carey Glyn and Tracie Huff and husband Steve; two sons Carey Armstrong, Jr. and his wife Tamma and Kelly Armstrong and his wife Amy; grandchildren, Cole Stevens, Courtney Phillips, Hope Brown, Kelly Don Armstrong, Andrew Armstrong, Karlee LaCombe, Kaden Armstrong, Zeb Huff and Remy B. Armstrong; great grandchildren, Wilder Stevens, Vada Stevens, Tripp Phillips, Selah Phillips, Eden Phillips, River Phillips, Fisher Brown, Ranger Brown, Archer Brown, Seeley LaCombe, Stevie LaCombe, Kazer Armstrong and Maely Armstrong; two sisters, Linda Peebles and Rita Crain; special sister-in-law Kay Williamson and husband Layne and their children, Andrea and Wes.

Pallbearers will be Cody Brown, Layne Williamson and grandsons.

Honorary pallbearers are Deacons of Temple Baptist Church and members of Don Armstrong Sunday School Class.

The family would like to express special thanks to Rev. James Busby and Temple Baptist Church, Dr. Tom Colvin, Carla Hemphill, and Danielle Lilly as well as TLC Hospice for their special care and extra love shown to Mr. Don and the family.