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Carl Armer, Jr. of Kingston, Arkansas, known by friends & family as Junior, went to his heavenly home on February 20, 2023, at the age of 78. He was born to Carl and Velda Armer on October 18, 1944, in Kingston, Arkansas. Junior graduated from Kingston High School in 1962. He married his sweetheart, Billie Ruth Villines on July 10, 1964. They celebrated 58 years together. They loved spending time together driving the roads. They would often stop in Marble or Kingston & visit with friends and neighbors who happened by. Junior was a farmer and spent his entire life taking care of the land he grew up on. He and Billie worked side by side on the farm taking care of their livestock, including cows, sheep, and turkeys. Junior dearly loved his farm and held a special fondness for his dog, Speck. He enjoyed driving his Kubota cab tractor, baling hay, and feeding his cows. Junior was a Christian and attended services at the Marble United Baptist Church. He made many wonderful friends there & enjoyed being a part of that church family. Junior spent many years hauling native stone to various different states for building and construction purposes. He also spent many years hauling feed for Grigg and McCollough store. He eventually started his own feed distribution company, Armer Feed, and spent many years working with young farmers, supplying feed to their animals competing in local, district, and state fairs. He served his community as a firefighter for the Kingston Rural Volunteer Fire Department from its inception and then in later years continued serving as a board member on the Fire Department Board of Directors. Junior also served on the Kingston Cemetery Board until the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, and several beloved pets. He is survived by his wife Billie, of the home, his daughter and son-in-law, Julia and David Jackson of Kingston, his beloved dogs, Speck and Chewy, his grand dog Bella Rose, who knew him as Poppy, a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law, Loyal and Charlene Breedlove, three sisters-in-law, JoEtta, Rhonda, and Shana Villines, several nieces and nephews who all loved him dearly, and a host of family and friends. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 24, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Marble United Baptist Church with ministers Coy Siegrest and Bo Bailey officiating. Pallbearers will be Kevin Villines, Evan Villines, Randall Villines, Jesse Villines, Richard Langdon, Wesley Jones, and Josh Caldwell. Honorary pallbearers include David Watson, Loyal Breedlove, Brittany Langdon, Troy Cline, Jerry Parker, Doyle Root, Robbie Root, Anthony Root, Rick McCoy, Bob Davidson, and Frank McCollough. Interment will follow at the Kingston Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory of Huntsville. The family has been blessed with so many special friends, neighbors, and family members that have given so freely of their time in order to make this journey easier for them. The names are too numerous to mention, but please know that your love and kindness mean so much to them.

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Junior Armer

October 18, 1944 - February 20, 2023