Joel Stephen Strickland

CLAXTON: Joel Stephen Strickland, 54, passed away March 2, 2020, peacefully, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Evans County and a member of Daisy United Methodist Church. He attended Claxton High School and Brandon Hall in Atlanta. He was a certified welder and skilled iron worker.
Stephen was preceded in death by his mother, Janie Hodges Strickland; his sister, Rebecca Stacie Strickland; his paternal grandparents, Leon and Erline Porter Strickland; and his maternal grandparents, Roy Hodges and Evelyn Mae Carter.

SURVIVORS: his father, Joel L. Strickland of Claxton; son, Derek (Jennifer) Emanuel of Claxton; brothers, Stuart (Sherri) Strickland of Claxton and Spencer (Lynn) Strickland of Macon; special friends, Teresa Newman of Claxton, and George Tracy Rushing of Claxton; two grandchildren, Aiden and Colton Emanuel; and several nieces and nephews.

VISITATION: Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 10-11:00 a.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.

FUNERAL: Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 11:00 a.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home Chapel.

BURIAL: Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, GA.

REMEMBRANCE: Daisy Methodist Church, P. O. Box 106, Daisy, GA., 30423.

SPECIAL THANKS: The family wishes to send special thanks to Bethany Hospice for their loving care and compassion.

Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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