Donald Elliott Strickland 87 of Walnut Hill, FL. passed away February 1, 2019 in Pensacola, FL. He was born in Bratt, FL. on November 3, 1931 to the late Walker E. and Gladys Wiggins Strickland. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Willie Marie Amos Strickland; a son George E. Strickland and a sister Mary Lou Strickland Wiggins.
He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Air Force.

He is survived by a son Bill (Sandy) Strickland of Broken Arrow, OK; two daughters Donna (Jon) Dees of Cantonment, FL. and Becky (Paul) Madeira of Miami, FL. Three sisters Louise (Charles) Bryan of Mobile, AL; Marilyn Ward of Walnut Hill, FL. and Sharee (Edward) Godwin of Walnut Hill, FL. Four grandsons Kory (Kelly) Dees, Joshua Dees, Blake Dees and Bradyn Strickland. A granddaughter Sarah Strickland and a great-granddaughter Kyler Dees.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 4, 2019 at 2 PM from the Walnut Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Ted Bridges and Rev. Joshua Long officiating. Interment will follow in the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors.

Active pallbearers will be Kory Dees, Joshua Dees, Blake Dees, Bradyn Strickland, Brett Ward and Horace Ward. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Poulsen and Wayne Long.

Visitation will be held Sunday, February 3, 2019 from 3 PM until 5 PM from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements