Herman Franklin

Strickland

Herman Franklin Strickland, 89, of Waycross, GA, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at First Newark Baptist Church on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 2:00 pm with Rev. Mike Keown officiating. Visitation will be held at Whiddon Shiver Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, September 8th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. He will be laid to rest at Summerhill Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be; Jonathan Bailey, Adam Thomas, Clay Colvin, Perry Thompson, Kyle Adkins and Dalton Thompson. Herman was born to the late Miles Franklin Strickland and Bertha Swinson Strickland on September 14, 1931 in Thomas County, GA. He married Gladys Evelyn Bennett Strickland on June 15, 1956 in Seville, FL, who preceded him in death on January 13, 2020. He was a member of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean Conflict. He spent most of his life in Thomasville where he worked as a Machinist for Coats & Clark and Oil Dri, and was a member of First Newark Baptist Church. He loved God and he loved his family. Survivors include; his children, Susan Bailey of Seymour, TN, Cindy Thompson (Irvin) of Waycross, GA, Angela Strickland of Waycross, GA, and Jane Strickland of Thomasville, GA, grandchildren, Jonathan Bailey, April Adkins, Clay Colvin, Robert Thompson, Perry Thompson and Desiree Thomas, a number of great-grandchildren, and his siblings, J.W. Strickland (Louise) of Thomasville, GA, Dorothy McGriff (Ken) of Bartlett, TN and Lewis Strickland (Elizabeth) of Adel, GA. In addition to his wife and his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Franklin Strickland and brothers, M.C. Strickland and Russell Strickland.