Horace Glen Strickland, 78, or Red Bay, Ala., died Thursday, September 5, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 4, 1935, in Alabama and was a salesman for Sunshine Dog Food. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Red Bay, Ala. and a veteran of the U.S. Marines.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, Ala. with Brother Bill Harper, Brother Ray Hoggard and Brother Ronnie Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Halltown Cemetery, Vina, Ala. Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, Ala., will be in charge of arrangements.
Survivors are his wife of 51 years, Jessie Strickland, Red Bay, Ala.; two daughters, Valerie Morrow (Chris) and Carol Reynolds (David), all of Red Bay, Ala.; five grandchildren, Dana Robinson (Joey), Paige Thorne (Trenton), Cody Reynolds, Tyler Reynolds and McCayla Finley; four great-grandchildren, Tanner, Talli, Keiley and Peyton; two brothers, Norris Strickland and Delbert Strickland; and one sister, Shirley Draddy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clint and Flora Strickland; and one sister, Nell Odell.
Pallbearers will be Cody Reynolds, Trenton Thorne, Joey Robinson, John Morrow, Howard Morrow and Robert Strickland. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Williams and Vance Stevens.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. today at Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, Ala. and 8-11 a.m. on Saturday.
