Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
1:11 pm Monday, February 27, 2017

Glinda E. Strickland

Glinda E. Strickland, 67, passed away Feb. 26 at Red Bay Hospital. She was born in Gary, Ind., and was owner of a parts store for 35 years. She was a member of Red Bay Freewill Baptist Church.

Services will be March 1 at 2 p.m. at Red Bay Freewill Baptist Church, Red Bay, with Bro. Steve Lindsay and Bro. David Corum officiating. Burial will be in Berry Cemetery, Red Bay.

Survivors are her children, Sandy Strickland Collins and husband Michael and Rodney Strickland and wife Tasha, all of Red Bay, Brad and Tina Williams of Nashville, Tenn., and Jonathan Humphres of Red Bay; grandchildren, Karli McCoy, Ethan McCoy, Cobey Collins, Blake-Lee Dexter, Brock Dexter, Raylin Strickland, Kristen Williams, Kullen Williams and Justin Humphres; seven sisters, Lonette Smith, Pat Lovall, Debbie Pfeiffer, Janice Humphres, Janey Dill, Lynn Sharp and Donna Evetts; one brother, Bill Petree; brothers and sisters-in-law – Don Strickland and wife Sherry, James Fennell and wife Kay and Clara Hester (Kelly); and a host of nieces, nephews, church family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Strickland; parents, James Evetts and Jean Evetts; and mother, Lorene McCoy Petree.

Pallbearers will be Brad Williams, James Evetts, Chris Blackburn, Jacob Pfeiffer, Josh Pfeiffer, Donavan Ziels, Jeff Strickland, Greg Strickland, Wesley Bohannon, Jonathan Humphres, Brandon Brazil, Ethan McCoy, Brock Deter, Cobey Collins, Eli Crandall, Jordan Ziels and Dexter Evetts.

Visitation will be March 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Red Bay Freewill Baptist Church.

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