- Date Of Birth: October 3, 1914
- Date Of Death: June 9, 2011
- State: Indiana
Katherine Virginia Armstrong, known as “Mimi” by many, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 9, 2011. She was born the third child to Cordelia Geesy Mullen and William Edward Mullen on October 3, 1914. She is predeceased by both parents, a brother Harold Mullen and a sister, Thelma Stevens, her first husband Irvin Lee Jones and her second husband William Armstrong.
Katherine graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1932. During her 96 years she owned several restaurants with her first husband, Irvin, in Farmland, Liberty Corner and Muncie. She worked at Ball Brothers as a secretary, worked in the Blood Bank at Ball Hospital from 1960 to 1974, taught many Bible studies and opened her home to students and missionaries in need. Mimi shared her faith by action as well as by words, volunteering and entertaining at nursing homes and lending a hand whenever she could. She always had an ear for music and upon her retirement, at age 60, she actually took piano lessons for a couple years.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Jo Ann Newman, Daytona Beach, Florida, son Ronald Lee Jones and his wife, Judy, Muncie. Grandchildren Vicki Shott Peters and husband Bill, Winter Garden, Florida, Sandi Shott Webster and husband Bruce, Mt. Dora, Florida, Doug Shott and wife Lynette, Port Orange, Florida, Kathy Jones Nunez and husband Frank, Bridgewater, New Jersey, Richard Lee Jones, Jackson, New Jersey, and Wendy Jones Watson and husband, Carl, Muncie. Great-grandchildren, Katie Peters, Orlando, Florida, Robbie Peters, New York, New York, Christina Webster, Mt. Dora, Florida, Drew Shott and Aaron Shott both of Port Orange, Florida. Ian and Kylie Nunez, both of Bridgewater, New Jersey, Ricky Lee Jones, Jackson, New Jersey, Jacob, Joel, Julia Demaree and Max Watson all of Muncie.
