EL PASO - Lyle E. Armstrong, 84, of 881 C.R. 2500 East, El Paso, died at 6:08 a.m. Friday (Jan. 12, 2007) at Eureka Community Hospital in Eureka.

He was born April 14, 1922, in Panola Township, to Clarke and B. Irene Nethercott Armstrong. He married Dorothy A. Peters on Feb. 24, 1946, in Peoria. She survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Vickie (Gordon) Hampton, Lubbock, Texas, and Rebecca (Ron) Porth, Secor; four grandchildren, Rob (Denise) Hampton, Green Bay, Wis.; Erik (Rachel) Blackmore, El Paso; Keri (Greg) Dirst, El Paso; and Jamie (Sean) Carr, Springfield, Mo.; three great-granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and one brother, Robert Armstrong, Jacksonville, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Mildred Cripe and Blanche Carr.

An Air Force veteran, Lyle served his country as a B-26 pilot and instructor during World War II. He was a member of the El Paso American Legion Post 59.

Lyle farmed in the El Paso area all of his life. He was a member of the Woodford County Farm Bureau and the El Paso Farmer's Club.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in El Paso.

His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in El Paso. The Rev. David Estep will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso.

Memorials may be made to the El Paso Rescue Squad, El Paso United Methodist Church or the American Alzheimer's Association. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ruestmanharrisfuneralhome.com .