Obituaries:  Mr. John Azah Strickland, Sabine Parish       S-362
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 7, 1993
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mr. 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 Dr. Ralph West officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Carmel
Cemetery, under the direction of Warren Meadows Funeral Home of
Many.

  Visitation for Mr. Strickland was held in the funeral home,
Friday, July 2, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. visitation at the church
was Friday, July 2, from 5 p.m. until time of service.

  Mr. Strickland passed away 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, Tex., Hoy Strickland, and
Fred Strickland, both of Shreveport, La.; seven daughters,
Laverne Blackmon, Colene Anglin, Robbie Parker, Shirley Brock,
and Betty Whittington, all of Shreveport, Ivalee Stewart of
Bethany, Okla., Mary Lou McClung of Natchitoches; 30
grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; and seven great-great
grandchildren.

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

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