Shirley Thomas Strickland

FLORENCE – Shirley Thomas Strickland, 81, died Monday, March 17, 2014, in a local hospital after an illness.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014, at First Baptist Church with entombment following in Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Waters-Powell Funeral Home.

She was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Emory Walker and Mildred Rowell Thomas. She was the widow of Arthur M. Strickland, III.

Mrs. Strickland was a long-time member of First Baptist Church and was a Sunday School teacher. She was a member of the B.Q. Chapter of P.E.O. in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

She was an avid bridge player, a gourmet cook, and also enjoyed gardening.

Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth Anne Strickland of Florence; two sons, Arthur M. (Beverly Ann) Strickland, IV, of Milwaukee, WI, and Daniel W. (Kristy) Strickland of Guyton, GA; five grandchildren, Arthur M. Strickland, V, Tanya Marie (Bill) Gonzalez, Ashley Ray Strickland, Michael Brandon Strickland, and Jacob Walker Strickland; and two great-grandchildren, Gia Gonzalez and Phoenix Gonzalez.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 300 S. Irby St., Florence, SC 29501; Alzheimer’s Association, P. O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or alz.org; or to the Florence Area Humane Society, P. O. Box 4808, Florence, SC 29502.

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