Debra L. Armstrong Obituary (1953

Debra Lee Armstrong, 66, of Yakima passed away on October 9th, 2019 surrounded by family at Cottage in the Meadow after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Debbie was born in Deadwood, SD on July 9, 1953 to Martha and Theodore Gehring. She grew up in Lead, SD with her 3 siblings Judy, Ron and Vicky. She moved to Yakima, WA in 1969 with her mother, Martha, and younger sister, Vicky. She graduated from West Valley High School in 1971. Debbie graduated Yakima Business College on scholarship and went on to work at Canopy Country as the bookkeeper for over 30 years. In 1978, she married Vernon Armstrong. They had one son, Matthew, who was the light of her life. In 2002, she married the love of her life, Kevin Harmon. She would spend the next 10 years working for JV Accounting and Camp Prime Time retiring in 2018. Debbies biggest joy in life was serving the Lord and volunteering for many organizations. She was involved with many projects at Mt Olive Lutheran Church. Her love for helping the needy resulted in her benevolent involvement with Feed the 5000 and sponsoring children overseas through the organizations Compassion and Children of the Nations She is preceded in death by her parents Martha and Theodore Gehring and her husband Kevin Harmon. Debbie will be sadly missed by her son Matthew (Brynn) Armstrong, granddaughter Priscilla Armstrong, sister Judy (Joe) Gelling, brother Ron (Jan) Gehring, sister Vicky (Max) Morrison, aunt Lavina (Bill) Mitchell, stepdaughters Kimberly (Jeff) Johnson and Shannon Wadley and many cousins, nieces and nephews. The family would like to express a special thank you to Joleen and Jackie along with the rest of the VMM hospice team for their wonderful end of life care for Debbie. Viewing will be held Monday, October 14th from 3pm-7pm at Shaw & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be held Tuesday October 15th at 12:30pm at Mt Olive Lutheran Church, followed by a graveside service at Westhills Memorial Park. A reception will follow at Mt Olive Fellowship Hall. Visitation Shaw and Sons Funeral Home Monday, October 14, 2019 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM 201 N 2nd St. Yakima, Washington 98901 Funeral Service Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Tuesday, October 15, 2019 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM 7809 Tieton Drive Yakima, WA 98908 Graveside Service West Hills Memorial Park Tuesday, October 15, 2019 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 11800 Douglas Road Yakima, WA 98908