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Mildred R. Strickland - Madison Parish, Louisiana
From The Highlander Marble Falls, TX  February 16, 2023

 

Mildred Roundtree Strickland, 91, of Marble Falls, formerly of Uvalde, Texas, died February 12, 2023 at her home.

She was born June 20, 1931, in Newellton, Louisiana where she spent her childhood with her sisters Virginia and Wilma.

After graduating Newellton High School, she attended LSU, graduating with a degree in education, in 1952 and then later received a Masters Degree from Sul Ross University.

She taught middle and high school classes in Louisiana and Texas for over 30 years.

After retiring in the 1990's, her next love was volunteering. Those activities included Marble Falls Public Library Thrift Store, Highland Lakes Service League, Granite Hills Luncheon, Highland Lakes Garden Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, Delta Kappa Gamma and Highland Lakes Retired Teachers Association.

Mildred married Rev. James Arthur Strickland in Tallulah, Louisiana on June 11, 1954. They had three children, Kathryne Ann Knight (John), James Arthur Strickland, Jr. (Carolyn) and John H. Strickland (Jennifer).

She is survived by her husband Arthur Strickland and her three children, along with grandchildren Amanda Reeves (Andy) James Arthur Strickland, II (Mandy, his fiance'), Kellie Conaway (Andrew), John H. Strickland, Jr., Troy S. Strickland and Shelby Trainer (Brady), and six great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held February 18, 2023 at 11:00 am at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Marble Falls, Texas and burial will be at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park, Burnet,