Robert Martin Armstrong, 57, Sturgis, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at his residence in Sturgis.

Visitation will be 8 a.m. until time of services on Thursday.

Committal services will be 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with Chaplains Randy Bradley and Charley Conger officiating. Friends may gather at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis prior to leaving for the cemetery.

Robert was born October 29, 1950 at Little Rock, AR, to Robert Martin and Gerata (Goss) Armstrong. He moved several times as a child before graduating from high school in Vandalia, OH. Robert joined the US Army and served his country honorably for six years. Upon leaving the service he found employment in North Carolina. He returned to Dayton, OH and attended community college and studied architectural engineering. He also attended a Sawyer College in Dayton where he became a certified police officer. He was employed as a private police officer in Dayton before moving to Washington and working in the Department of Corrections in the Washington State Prison System.

Robert retired in 1999 and moved to Sturgis.

He was a lifetime member of the DAV and was a leader in the Boy Scouts of America for 25 years.

Survivors include his partner, Terri Overweg, Sturgis; one daughter Katie Armstrong, Sturgis.

He was preceded in death by his parents.