Winona Armstrong

Winona "Nona" Olive (Fritts) Armstrong, 86, wife of the late Keith Armstrong of Odessa, TX passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Odessa.

Open Visitation will be from 12:00 pm-8:00 pm, Friday, January 6, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Shawn Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Winona was born August 29, 1930 to Paul and Dessie Fritts in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up in Topeka along with two brothers and three sisters. She attended high school in Amarillo, Texas, when her family moved there for Paul's work. After attending Harding Christian College she returned to Kansas to work for the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Moving to Denver, Colorado, to pursue a career with United Airlines, Nona met Keith Armstrong at a church service. Even while sitting behind her, he could tell how beautiful she was and "just had to meet her". After a brief courtship, they were married and their union lasted until his death 58 years later.

Keith's work took them to Southern California, where Nona worked for the engineering company, C.F. Braun. In the summer of 1962, Keith and Nona moved to Odessa, Texas to open Armstrong's A&W restaurant. They later owned a Baskin Robbins franchise and built Runway 7 Food Store and Mobile Home Park.

Together they raised four daughters, and Nona took care of their child, Rinda Lisa, who had special needs, until Rinda's death in 1996.

Keith and Nona were faithful members of 6th and Jackson Church of Christ. She was an inspiring Christian example as a wife, mother, sister and grandmother.

Nona is preceded in death by her husband Keith Armstrong, daughter Rinda Lisa, parents Paul and Dessie Fritts, brother Gerald Fritts, brother Delbert Fritts, brother Kenneth Fritts and sister Wauneta Swinney.

Nona is survived by her daughter Laura and her husband Bill Elder of Odessa, TX, daughter Barbara and her husband Terry Boswell of Chipala, Mexico, daughter Tami and her husband Roger Bower of Midland, TX; 5 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; sisters Adelia Fritts of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Thelda Watson of Yukon, Oklahoma.

The family of Nona Armstrong would like to thank Dr. Vogel of Midland, TX, Cindy Roach and the rest of the staff at Hospice of Midland and Home Nursing in Odessa.

Arrangements are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. To send family condolences please sign the guestbook at www.sunsetodessa.com.

Visitation

Open Visitation

Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
6801 E. Business 20
Odessa, TX  79762
Friday, January 6, 2017
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Service

Funeral Service

Sunset Funeral Home Chapel
6801 East Business 20
Odessa, TX  79762
Saturday, January 7, 2017
10:00 am

Cemetery

Sunset Memorial Gardens
6801 E. Business 20
Odessa, TX  79762