She was born on March 31, 1938 to Minor and Hettie Strickland of Byhalia, MS. After a long career as a PBX operator for Leader Federal Bank, she retired to her home in Cordova where she enjoyed working in her flower garden and decorating her house. She had four children with her first husband, Robert Hayne, and later married James Cody.
She is survived by two sons, Robert and Stephen, and her daughter, Susan Richie. She leaves four grandchildren (Matthew, Cody, Jennie and Jarrett), five great grandchildren (Bradley, Jackson, Grayson, Harper and Lincoln), her sister (Glenda Morris) and nephew (Devin).
She was preceded in death by her son, Bradley, and husband, James Cody.
Memorial service will be Friday, July 28, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. with a visitation beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Collierville Funeral Home, 3863 Bailey Station Rd, Collierville, TN 38017. She will be interred at Byhalia Cemetery.
