Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....STRONG, MARCUS JR. June 3, 2014
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News Star World - June 05, 2014
MARCUS JR. STRONG

Funeral services for Marcus "Mac" Strong, Jr., 74 of Jennings, LA will be held 
at Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Jennings, LA on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 
11:00 AM with Father Charles McMillin officiating. Visitation will be held at 
the funeral home on Thursday, June 5, 2014 beginning at 9:00 AM until the time 
of his funeral Service at 11:00 AM. He will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery 
under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home.

Marcus "Mac" was born in Delhi, Louisiana on May 30, 1940 to the late Marcus 
Strong, Sr. and the late Floy Brantley Strong and was called to his Heavenly 
Father on June 3, 2014. "Mac", as he was affectionately known by his family and 
friends, was a graduate of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and 
Mechanical College, where he obtained a Degree of Bachelor of Science. He was a 
highly trained Chemical and Ag expert in his field, where he earned the profound 
respect of his fellow employees, all of whom held him in high regard. An 
Agricultural teacher in Louisiana for many years, Mac was voted in as President 
of the Louisiana Agricultural Chemical Association, several times throughout his 
career.

Mac is survived by his beloved wife of 39 years, Pat McFarlain Strong of 
Jennings, LA; his two sons, Marcus L. Strong of Camarillo, California and 
William "Bill" Strong of Jennings, LA; his two daughters, Tracy Dischler of Lake 
Charles, LA and Jody LaFleur (Blake) of Eunice, LA; his sister, Mickey Skinner 
of Minden, LA; Mac also leaves behind to cherish in his memories, his four 
loving grandchildren and one great grandchild.

A heartfelt thank you to his beloved friend and sitter, Sandra Mann of Jennings 
for her tender loving care.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Marcus, Sr. and Floy Strong; and one 
daughter, Sharon Strong.

In lieu of flowers, the Strong family request that donations be made in Mac 
Strong's honor to any of the three Catholic Churches in Jennings, LA: Our Lady 
Help of Christians, Immaculate Conception or Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

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