Name: Harris Neal Strickland
Age: 67
Residence: Corinth, MS
Date of Death: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Place of Death: In an Automobile Accident in Iuka along with his wife of 41 years, Wanda Gayle Strickland.
Location of Funeral Service: Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories w/Military Honors
Date & Time: Thursday, October 18, 2012 @ 11:00am
Interment: Corinth National Cemetery
Officiating: Kevin Naillieux and Charles Vaughn
Visitation: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 5:00pm-8:00pm and Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 10:00am until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home.
Biographical Information
Date of birth: November 9, 1944
Employment/Occupation/Bio: He worked at Western Auto, Mitchell’s Sales and Service, Coca-Cola, ITT and Jerry Fowler’s Transmission, who loved his family and friends and enjoyed fishing especially when it was with his grandchildren.
Military: He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.
Church Affiliation: He was a follower of Christ.
Survivor Information
Daughters: Maja Headrick and husband Randy; Charla Marshall and husband Bryan all of Corinth, MS
Grandchildren: Ross and Grant Headrick; Benjamin, Lydia and Daniel Marshall
Brothers: Jerry Strickland and wife Margaret- Kossuth, MS; Charles Strickland and wife Mildred- Kossuth, MS; Roy Strickland and wife Patricia- Corinth, MS
Sisters: Katherine Lindsey and husband Bobby- Baldwyn, MS; Paula Curtis and husband Charles- Farmington, MS
Special Friend that he loved like a son: Dave Savoy and wife Michelle and their children Becca and Tia – Maine
Special Friend who was like a brother: Benjamin Hill and wife Sue- Chewalla, TN
Several Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives and a host of friends
Pallbearers will be Aaron Hicks, Michael Armstrong, Kerry Fowler, Stoney Yarbrough, Jeremy Keith Jones, Justin Fiveash. Wade Cornelius, Wilburn Russell
Preceded in Death
Father: Henry Lee Strickland
Mother: Nellie Angilee Messner Strickland