Obituary of Joe Tom Armbrester

Graveside services for Joe Tom Armbrester, 67 of Alpine will be Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Hubbard Cemetery. Rev.William Casaday will officiate. His family will receive friends Saturday from 5-7 pm at Usrey Funeral Home of Talladega. Joe Tom passed away at his home October 16, 2015. He was a 1966 graduate of Winterboro High School. He spent his life doing what he loved-- Farming. He was well known throughout the Southeast for his expertise in raising cotton, soybean and corn crops. In 2010, Joe Tom and his devoted wife and best friend, Jan, formed A&A Cattle Company. Those in the livestock industry from Alabama to the stockyards of the Midwest knew them for their innovative techniques in the cattle industry. Joe Tom was a generous, loving man; never met a stranger, always ready to help friends and strangers alike in times of need. He gifted his friends with sound advice, down-home wisdom, and much laughter when they sought his counsel. He will be missed by a multitude of folks who were fortunate to call him friend. Well done thou good and faithful servant! He is survived his wife Jan Townsend Armbrester, step son, Jason Johns, brother, Wayne Armbrester and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Matt Armbrester, Glenn Bussie, Stanley Blackburn, Darrell Williams, Alan Casaday, and Nick Griffin. Should you wish to send a memorial in Joe Tom’s honor, the family request donations to Callie’s Kids PO Box 6402 Talladega AL 35160.