Mr. Jimmy W. Strickland, age 65, of Dallas, GA., passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Mr. Strickland was born on February 11, 1951 in Villa Rica, GA., a son of the late Hoyt W. Strickland and Beatrice Padgett Strickland.
Mr. Strickland retired from Lockheed Martin after twenty eight years of dedicated service. He enjoyed coaching his three sons in baseball at Adams Park in North Cobb. One of his most prized possessions was his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, which he restored with the help of his son Matt, brother Doug and Nephew Richie. He was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons. His hobbies were collecting Baseball Cards, fishing and coin collecting. Mr. Strickland accomplished a lot in his life, but his greatest accomplishment was being a dedicated husband to his wife, wonderful father to his boys, and an outstanding grandfather.
Along with his parents, Mr. Strickland is preceded in death by one brother, Douglas Strickland and one sister Janice Evans.
He is survived by his loving wife of forty seven years, Gwendolyn Wilbanks Strickland; three sons, Brad Strickland, Tim Strickland, and Matt Strickland; one sister, Sandra Fowler; eleven grandchildren, Faith Strickland, Casey Strickland, Maci Strickland, Lyla Brooke Strickland, Kylee Strickland, Alexis Strickland, Maggie Strickland, Andrew Strickland, Warren Taylor, Cassidy Taylor, and Delilah Young; seven nieces and nephews, Richie Evans, Gina Evans, Robbie Evans, Kelley Pace, Shane Fowler, Josh Strickland, and Alicia Sawyer.
A funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Jimmy Strickland will be at eleven o’clock in the morning on Friday, November 11, 2016 in the Chapel of Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Lynch officiating. Interment will follow in the Pine Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o’clock in the evening until eight on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home.
Please visit www.winkenhoferpineridgefuneralhome.com to leave memories and share condolences with the family.
Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home has charge of arrangements for Mr. Jimmy W. Strickland.
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