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Submitted: 4/13/21 • Approved: 4/14/21 • Last Updated: 4/17/21 • R408389-G408388-S3
Horace Owen
March 5, 1932-August 2, 1990
Nellois
May 24, 1932-April 15, 2014
Married June 4, 1954
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*Obituary for Horace
GLEN ROSE - Funeral services for Horace Owen Strickland, 58, Glen Rose, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Tolar with Mr. Glenn Newberry officiating.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Burial will be by Martin-Pitts Funeral Directors.
A native of Pampa, he was a former Pampa and Fritch resident. He was city superintendent of Glen Rose, and member of the Tolar Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Nellois of the home; one son, Randy Strickland of Fritch; two daughters, Angeline Strickland of Fritch; and LaNita Huth of Las Vegas, Nev.; three brothers, Lynn Strickland of Brownsfield [sic]; Lee Strickland of Garland; and Wesley Parish of Pampa; one sister, Fern Roberts of Lamesa; and eight grandchildren.
(Published in Borger New-Herald, Friday, August 3, 1990)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Horace Owens Strickland
Date of Birth: 5 Mar 1932
Gender: Male
Birth County: Gray
Father's Name: Clarence Newto Strickland
Mother's name: Ruth Barrett
Roll Number: 1932_0007
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Horace Strickland
Death Date: 2 Aug 1990
Death County: Somervell
Gender: Male
*Obituary for Nellois
Nellois Strickland
May 24, 1932 - April 15, 2014
Nellois Strickland, beloved Matriarch and Servant of the Lord, has passed from this life after a long struggle with Alzheimers.
A celebration of her life service will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at Church of Christ at Borger.
She was born to William and Lois Jackson on May 24, 1932 in Stephenville, Texas. She was raised and attended high school in Levelland, Texas where she was crowned Homecoming Queen in her senior year.
Nellois married Horace Strickland in 1954. Horace preceded her in death, August 2. 1990.
Nellois owned and operated Lois's Laundry in Tahoka and managed the Dairy Queen in Fritch, Dimmit and Glen Rose. She was a faithful and productive member of the Church of Christ at Borger for many years.
Nellois is survived by her son, Randy Strickland of Fritch; her daughter, LaNita and husband Bill Huth of Las Vegas, Nevada; three sisters: Mary Grace Greenlee of Alpharetta, Georgia, Billie Strickland of Lubbock, and Gayle Miller of Lubbock; two brothers: Waymon Jackson and Raymon Jackson both of Levelland, Texas; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Nellois was preceded in death by a daughter, Angie; two sisters, Dot Riley and Avis Morrow; and a brother, Wayne Jackson.
(Published by Brown Funeral Directors, April 21, 2014)
Contributed on 4/13/21 by neldapat
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