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MOUNT AIRY - Miss Donna Rae Armstrong, 54, of Mount Airy went to be with the Lord Sunday, April 6, 2008, after a long battle with Parkinson' s disease. Donna was an affectionate and generous resident of High Point Health CareCenter for the past five years.

She was born Feb. 26, 1954, in Atlanta, Ga.

She graduated from Mount Airy High School and was a member of Central United Methodist Church of Mount Airy.

Surviving are Donna' s loving parents, Donald R. and Evelyn P. Armstrong of Mount Airy. Others surviving are her devoted sister, Susan Armstrong Chilton of Winston-Salem; two nieces, Candice Chilton of Cary and Sarah Chilton of Winston-Salem; and two nephews, Joshua Chilton and Shane Chilton, both of Winston-Salem. She is also survived by a great-niece, Grace Elizabeth Chilton of Cary; aunt Mary M. Botkin of Mount Airy; two cousins, Dr. Mary "Sissy" Botkin of Menlo Park, Calif., and Dr. Randy M. Botkin of Barbourville, Ky.; and many other wonderful relatives.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Skyline Memory Gardens on Highway 52 North in Mount Airy, with the Rev. John Ferree presiding. The family will receive friends at the gravesite immediately after the service. Memorials in honor of Donna may be made to The Number 12 Foundation, a foundation established to aid her nephew, Joshua Chilton, in his recovery from a severe accident, and to aid others with disabilities. Memorials may be sent c/o Gary Lackey, Granite City Mortgage Inc., 791 Jonestown Road, Suite 110, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy is assisting the Armstrong family. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.suzanamanda@yahoo.com" target="_blank">www.suzanamanda@yahoo.com or at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 4/8/2008.