Bessie Armstrong Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 1, 2022, at the age of 98, Bessie Armstrong (Kansas City, Missouri) passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Bessie Armstrong to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Tabb and Hattie Jackson Tabb; her husband Curtis Armstrong; and her children, Ophelia Johnson, Carmen Miranda Tidwell, Joel Smith, Vernon G. Smith, Darryl Andrew Smith and Sammie Lee Smith.
She is survived by: her former spouse Eddie Lee Smith; her siblings, Scott, George, Manuel, John, Walter Jr., Randle, Jacob, Mosell, Syby, Lucille, Ester, Dora, Lillie Dell, Laura, Arie, JoAnn and Katie; her children, Eddie Lee Smith, Jr. (Lori) of Darby, Montana, Barbara Jean Rashad (Robert) of Kansas City, Dr. Tyrone Prescott Smith (Teresa) of McDade, Elvira Hurley (Kaseem) of Raymore, Missouri., Isabell Nash and Althea Henderson; and her grandchildren, Tekhan Manyatta (Byron Smith), Lee Smith, Arbra Shari Smith, Almitra Buzan, Ashley of Washington, Ricky Randle, Joi Johnson, Kermit Johnson, Roy Johnson Jr., Trenton Johnson, Dr. Michael Tidwell, Leslie Tidwell Franklin, Huston Snell, Shanell Jackson, Darryl of Washington, Yale of Washington, Chauntae Robinson, Felicia Smith (Niecy), Vernon Smith, Roxanne Randolph-Tinner, Alexander Randolph, Tiffany Avery, Tyrone Smith, Jr., Dale Purnell and Charles Purnell. She is also survived by great grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
