Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Strickland, Billy James "Bill" June 30, 2015 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 September 25, 2023, 11:04 am The Berrien Press - July 18, 2015 Billy James “Bill” Strickland, 84, of Ray City died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born December 23, 1930, in Fulton County to the late Alvin J. and Eva Johnson Strickland. He was a retired sales representative with Georgia-Pacific, member of Nashville United Methodist Church, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, member of the American Legion and served for many years as a scout master with the Boy Scouts of America. He was the widower of Alice Lenoir Clark Strickland. He is survived by two sons, George (Patricia)Strickland of Ray City and James Strickland of Pavo; three grandchildren, Colleen Strickland Fetzer, Emily Bass and Alison Strickland; one great-grandchild, Annabelle Fetzer; sister, Jane Cartmill of Eatonton. The family has honored his request of cremation. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 11 at 11 a.m. at Nashville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Trawick and Rev. Mike Finn officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the Nashville United Methodist Church or the Alapaha Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Lovein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/s/strickla6740nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb