Dorothy Armstrong

Dorothy Lee (Forman) Armstrong, age 95, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s residence after a brief illness on Saturday November 1, 2025.

Born August 1, 1930, in Morehead, KY to the late Goldman G. Forman and Gladys (Hall) Forman. In addition to her parents, her husband, Bill M. Armstrong of Morehead; preceded her in death, three brothers, Douglas Forman, Kenneth Forman, Larry Forman and one infant sister, Mary Forman.

She is survived by one son, Timothy Armstrong of Middletown, IN and one daughter, Tana Armstrong (Teresa Miles) of Daleville, IN; three grandchildren, Dustin (Jessica) Armstrong of Middletown, Crystal Armstrong of Middletown, IN and Leah (Joe) Armstrong-Veliz of Edinburg, TX; two step grandchildren, Miles Parsons of Middletown and Andrew (Luz) Parsons of San Diego, CA; eight great-grandchildren, Carter Armstrong, Natalie Armstrong, Jacob Ross, Hannah Ross, Madi Garcia, Emma Veliz, Lakin York, and Lilith Armstrong; three great-great-grandchildren; Kaden, Kashton and Camden Ross; one brother-in-law, Freddy (Debbie) Armstrong and several nieces and nephews.

Dorothy graduated from Morehead High School and attended Morehead State College for two years. She taught school of multiple grades in a one-room schoolhouse and helped her grandmother run a drive-in restaurant before working as a bookkeeper for the Ford Dealership in Morehead. She was married and relocated to Anderson, IN when her husband Bill got a job with General Motors – Delco Remy. She then became a homemaker and mother of two. Upon his retirement, they moved back to Morehead, KY and restored her family’s home place.

She enjoyed fixing up the old home place, vegetable gardening, taking walks in the woods, reading Mary Higgins Clark books, playing cards with family and friends and especially spending time with family and telling stories of her childhood growing up during the depression. She enjoyed listening around the radio for WW2 news updates as well as all the antics her and her brothers got in to. As a young woman taking a steam train to Lexington to shop with her mother and grandmothers and tales of her father’s time working in the clay mines. She had a long full life and will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her.

Special thank you to the Compassus Hospice team for their care and kindness.

Visitation for Dorothy will be on Monday November 10, 2025, from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home in Middletown. There will also be a visitation on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals 400 Fraley Dr, Morehead, KY 40351. Burial will follow at New Alfrey Cemetery. You may share a memory or express a condolence of Dorothy at www.ballardandsons.com.