Teresa “Terry” Lee Armstrong Obituary (1960 - 2015)

Teresa Lee Armstrong, 54, died September 9, 2015 at her residence. A memorial service is planned for Thursday, September 17th at the Apostolic Lighthouse Church with Pastor Nate Neff officiating. Teresa was born December 23, 1960 in San Francisco, CA to Harry Theodore Barnhart and Verna Lee (Kirkwood) Barnhart. They moved to Prairie City, Oregon when she was young and she attended High School there. She married Chip Wood in 1977 and the couple divorced in 1983. Teresa worked at Safeway in Baker City for 8 years where she was a shift manager. Teresa enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, shooting and fishing when she had time. She also liked playing words with friends and hanging out with her friends and horse, Sugar. She was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Baker City and on August 29th, 2015 she was baptized there. She absolutely loved and adored her five grandchildren: Justice, Hope, Bailey, Paige and Hunter. She loved and cherished any time she could spend with them as well as her three children. Teresa is survived by her daughter, Desiree Johnson of Wahiawa, Hawaii, 2 sons: Trace Wood of Bend, Oregon and Derek Latray of Deer Lodge, Montana, 2 brothers: Mitch Barnhart of Baker City and Ted Barnhart of Cody, Wyoming, and her 5 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorial contributions, in her memory, may be made to Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, Oregon 97814.