Obituaries:  James R. Strickland, Sabine, Vernon Parish       S-362
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 25, 1996
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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James R. Strickland

  Funeral services for James R. Strickland, 74, of Anacoco, were
held Sunday, Dec. 22, 1996, at 2 p.m., in the Good Hope Baptist
Church in Anacoco. Officiating was Rev. Huey Haymon, I. D. Noble,
and W. T. Love. Interment was at the Good Hope Cemetery, with
full military honors, under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon
Funeral Home in Leesville.

  Mr. Strickland died Friday, Dec. 20, at the V.A. Regional
Medical Center in Alexandria. He was a native of Sabine Parish,
but had lived in Vernon for a number of years. He was a disabled
U.S. Army veteran of World War II, recipient of the Purple Heart,
and a deacon of Good Hope Baptist Church.

  Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife, Sudie Strickland of
Anacoco; three sons, Billy Strickland, Danny Strickland, and
Kenny Strickland, all of Anacoco; four daughters, Ruby Addison,
JoAnn Dixon, Martha Williams, and Libby Owen, all of Anacoco; 16
grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren.