I have been informed that a Bluff Park cornerstone, Frances Armstrong, has passed away. Armstrong owned and operated Francis' Dance Studio on Shades Crest Road in the historic home of Sophronia Hale. the studio was later moved to Valley Street around the corner from Mr. P's and renamed The Dance Center.  
 
Her services will be Monday at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home on Highway 150 in Hoover. I do not have the time yet and it's not listed on al.com at this time.   Update to come.

Funeral info:
 
ARMSTRONG, FRANCES HELOISE YARBROUGH KEETON 94, of Bluff Park, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2011. She was a graduate of Ensley High School and was the founder and instructor at Frances Dance Studio in Bluff Park. She is preceded in death by her husband Theodore Armstrong and son William H. "Butch" Keeton. She is survived by her daughter, Sylvia Henington of Hattisburg MS; two grandsons, David L. Henington of Little Elm TX and Kevin L. Henington of Hattisburg MS; four great grandchildren; her surrogate family, Donny, Tammy, Christopher and Corey Price of Helena. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 2 pm in the Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South. The family will receive friends from 12 until 2 pm at the funeral home.  
 
http://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=frances-heloise-yarbro ugh-keeton-armstrong&pid=151855035&fhid=13326