Obits: Minix, Armel 1925- 2003 Magoffin County, KY Oct. 2003 Submitted by ; Diane Montgomery Parsons http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000062 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minix, Armel June 30, 1925 - September 25, 2003 Armel joined his revered father and family in heaven after an extended illness in St. Joseph Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mi, on Sept. 25, 2003 Beloved husband of Katherine Minix, devoted father of Gary Lee Minix, Cynthia (Don) Messner of Dexter, & Armel (Donna St. Charles) Minix Jr. of Jackson. He is also the cherished grandfather of Melissa (Norma Sanders) Messner, Jessica (Rod) Morson, Kathleen Messner, Shawn Minix, Austin Minix, and one great grandson Devon Messner. Armel is also survived by his two brothers, Harold Minix and Don Minix, And four of his sisters, Molly Montgomery, Monnie Barnett, Ann Williams & Elva Dean Minix. He was preceded in death by his parents and younger sister, Betty Sublett. Armel was born at home in Sublett, Ky, the first-born son of Jasper & Myrtle (Salyer) Minix. He was delivered into this world by his maternal grandmother Jahaza Montgomery- who was a granddaughter of Cherokee Golden Hawk Sizemore. Armel joined the U.S. Navy on September 16, 1943. During his stint in World War II he was a class II fireman on the USS Gurke and became a Plank owner of that vessel. He served 2 years, then returned home and married Katherine, from Craft Creek, Ky on Oct. 18, 1947. They moved North looking for jobs in the automotive industry, settling in Chelsea, where they both found employment at Rockwell International, retiring after 34 years. Armel loved to garden, hunt & fish and especially loved attending his Grandchildren's sporting events. He was an active member of AA in Chelsea. Armel became a devoted member of the Church Of Christ in Chelsea in 1970, where he loved to serve our Lord's supper. Armel will be terribly missed by all of us. Funeral services will be held at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home in Chelsea on Monday, Sept. 29 at 11:00am. Burial to follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chelsea Church of Christ Building Fund. ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Submitted by: Diane Montgomery Parsons http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000062 ************************************************************************* -