Theodore Strickland

Canton- Theodore Roosevelt "J.C." Strickland, age 84, formerly of Beth Hill Court, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Asheville Heath Care Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Charles and Ethel Ruff Strickland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Wells Strickland, who died in 2000; and a brother, Kenneth Strickland. He retired from Biltmore Dairy after serving the company for many years. He enjoyed gardening as well as being outdoors. He is survived by a daughter, Lynn Dawson and her husband, John, of Arden; a step-daughter, Patty Kirkpatrick Clark of Canton; three sons, Ernest Strickland of Asheville, Calvin Strickland and his wife, Elizabeth, of Crestwood, Illinois, and Roy Strickland and his wife, Cindy, of Homewood, Illinois; a step-son, Robert Bruce Kirkpatrick of Fletcher; four brothers, Joseph Strickland of Leicester, Danny Strickland of Canton, Lee Roy Strickland and his wife, Frances, of Clyde, and Allen Strickland of Waynesville; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend James King officiating. Burial will follow at New Cruso Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the family c/o Calvin Strickland, 1805 Lynwood Street, Crest Hill, Illinois 60403.

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