JULIUS A. STRICKLAND Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Julius Anthony Strickland, 48, of Lithonia, GA, formerly of Kankakee, IL, died, Sunday, June 5, 2011 at The VA Medical Center in Decatur, GA. Visitation will be Friday, June 10, 2011 from 10:00 A.M. until time of Funeral Services at 11:00 A.M. at Lax Mortuary. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. Julius Anthony Strickland was born December 18, 1962 in Chicago, IL to James and Dorothy Carter Strickland. Julius was of the Baptist faith. He graduated from Eastridge High School, and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1981. He served his country honorably until his retirement in 1997. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and he loved restoring cars. He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother, Dorothy Strickland of Lithonia, GA; five brothers, and three sisters-in-law, James Garner of Michigan, John and Lisa Strickland of Lithonia, GA, Robert Strickland and Tyrone and Peggy Strickland all of Kankakee, IL and Ronald and Sandra Strickland of Virginia; six sisters and three brothers-in-law, Gloria Shelton and Caroline Scott both of Kankakee, IL, Darlene and Arthur Johnson of Beloit, Michigan, Dorothy and Demar Shannon of Bourbonnais, IL, Jimmie Strickland and George Sullivan and Lorraine Strickland, all of Pembroke Township, IL, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Thomas Garner.

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JULIUS A. STRICKLAND

December 18, 1962 - June 5, 2011