Orland Kay Armstrong, Jr.

Born in Gainesville, Fl, on July 16, 1927, Kay, as he was affectionately known, was raised by his parents, the distinguished author and Missouri Congressman, Orland Kay. Armstrong, Sr., and his loving mother, Louise McCool Armstrong.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Armstrong, his children, Dr. Orland Kay (Lance) Armstrong, III, and wife, Dena; his daughter, Dr. Carol Armstrong Okuda, her husband, James; two grandchildren; his step-sons, Douglas Freeman, wife Nancy, and two children), Jeffrey Freeman (wife Kara and two children) and Mark Freeman (wife Kathy, and three grandchildren); brothers, Milton and Stanley Armstrong and multiple extended family members, including 10 great- grandchildren.
Armstrong was a WWII veteran, having served his country with the US Navy in Japan as a teenager. He received his education from Drury College where he grew up with his older brother, Milton Armstrong of Maitland, Fla., younger sister, Louise Cattan and younger brother, Stanley Armstrong of Virginia, and Dr. Charles Armstrong.
Armstrong attended Northwestern University, where he received his MBA. In the 50’s, he worked on his father’s political campaigns, and taught Dale Carnegie classes. He was an assistant to the county manager of Dade County in Miami, Fla. He was rightfully proud of his city management career, including an assistant city manager position in Coral Gables, Fla., followed by city manager positions in Winter Haven, Fla., St. Augustine, Fla., and Waco, Texas. He was the Planning Executive Director of Savannah, Ga. He was purchasing agent for Kansas City.
Adventurous, he was a representative to the German-American Volksfest, taking alligators from Florida to Berlin for their zoo.
Armstrong was an active member of Second Baptist Church in Springfield, an active member of the Gideon’s and enjoyed civic involvement with city council engagement in Republic.