Obituaries:  John Azah Strickland, Sabine Parish       S-362
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 14, 1993
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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John Azah Strickland (Photo)

  Funeral services for Mr. John Azah Strickland of Florien, were
held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 3, 1993, at the Cenchrea Church
of the Nazarene in Florien, with Rev. Ron Berry, Rev. W. P. Lowe,
and Rev. Bill Mercer officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Carmel
Cemetery, under the direction of Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Mr. Strickland passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 1993, at the
Sabine Medical Center in Many. He was born July 15, 1891, in
Florien. He was a charter member of Cenchrea Church of the
Nazarene.

  Mr. Strickland was preceded in death by his wife, Nora Skinner
Strickland; and two daughters, Doye Bradford, and Arlene
Strickland.

  Mr. Strickland is survived by four sons, Loy Strickland of
Florien, Freeman Strickland of Dallas, Hoy Strickland, and Fred
Strickland, both of Shreveport; seven daughters, Laverne
Blackmon, Colene Anglin, Bobbie Parker, Shirley Brock, and Betty
Whittington, all of Shreveport, Ivalee Stewart of Bethany, Okla.,
and Mary Lou McClung of Natchitoches; one niece, Forthie Cole of
Hornbeck; two nephews, Robert Strickland of Anacoco, and Elvin
Jones of Bossier City; 30 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren;
and seven great-great grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were his four sons, and grandsons, John Whittington,
John David McClung, Rex Anglin, and Bob Anglin. Other grandsons
were honorary pallbearers.

  Memorials may be made to the Cenchrea Church of the Nazarene, or
the American Heart Association.