Clark Funeral Home Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Florence Strickland Green, age 82, of Hiram, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Mrs. Green was born on April 8, 1925, in Rockmart, GA, to the late John Thomas Thompson, Sr. and the late Willie Rebecca Hencely Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ben Hill Strickland, Sr. and Robert L. Green, and her daughter & son-in-law, Becky & Hal Echols. Mrs. Green was a lifelong member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. She and her husband, Ben Hill Strickland, Sr. started and successfully ran Strickland’s Grocery from 1946 to 1980, and she also worked at the First National Bank in Dallas. Survivors include her son & daughter-in-law, Ben Hill Strickland, Jr. & wife, Rusty of Hiram; daughter & son-in-law, Sylvia Smith & husband, Jim of Hiram; step-sons, Mike Green, David Green, and Dan Green; brother Charles A. Thompson of Austell; sister, Hellon Thompson Hooper of Monticello; grandchildren, Jill Smith Brown & husband, Scott, Jason Smith & wife Ashley, Matt Echols & wife, Abby, Rachel Strickland Adomnik & husband, Jeremy, Ben Hill Strickland, III & wife, Ashley, and Katie Echols Harrison & husband, Trae; great-grandchildren, Molly Brown, Alle Strickland, Julia Brown, Sidney Adomnik, Henry Echols, and Carson Adomnik; step-granddaughter, Kaitlin Green; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 21, 2008, at 11:00am, from Poplar Springs Baptist Church, with Dr. Tim Walker and Dr. Gil Watson officiating. Interment will follow in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Scott Brown, Jason Smith, Matt Echols, Trae Harrison, Beau Strickland, and Jeremy Adomnik will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 4:00pm until 8:00pm. Flowers are accepted or donations may be made to the Becky Strickland Echols Memorial Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 2004, Hiram, GA 30141. Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, Ga. is in charge of arrangements. www.samclarkfuneralhome.com Link to post Share on other sites
tbird Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Bless this family. These Echols kids have been through so much the last few years. Link to post Share on other sites
pgphillips Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Bless this family. These Echols kids have been through so much the last few years. Yes they Have! - My thought and prayers go out to the family. Link to post Share on other sites
DonBrownJr Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 This is one of the sweetest ladies I have ever known. Having been a family friend from an early age, and later when I married into the family, there was never anything but goodness from this woman. She will be missed, but she was ready to go home to be with family who has gone before her. Link to post Share on other sites
lulu Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I also grew up knowing her and she will be greatly missed. God bless her family. She was a sweet person. Link to post Share on other sites
PauldingPeach Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I heard about this earlier today from her niece. Prayers to the family, friends and church family. That's two sweet people from PSBC in less than two days. Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingRules Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I passed by her house over the weekend and saw a lot of cars there... I was wondering if she was OK. I grew up around her and Ben Hill... she was a wonderful woman. My prayers and thoughts go for all the family. Link to post Share on other sites
Bigun3026 Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Florence was the true definition of a great southern lady. I consider myself very lucky to have known such a beautiful person. She will be missed. Link to post Share on other sites
PauldingPeach Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I passed by her house over the weekend and saw a lot of cars there... I was wondering if she was OK. I grew up around her and Ben Hill... she was a wonderful woman. My prayers and thoughts go for all the family. Did she live in downtown Hiram area? Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingRules Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Did she live in downtown Hiram area? yes Link to post Share on other sites
tess Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 REST IN PEACE MISS FLORENCE Link to post Share on other sites
Beach Bum Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thoughts and prayers to this wondeful family - they have had to bear so much lately and I pray that God will give them strength and comfort. Link to post Share on other sites
alabamagirl Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Lanette (Clark) Mahan Link to post Share on other sites
shortnsassy Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 May God bless this family. I know this is a difficult for the family but what a wonderful reunion in Heaven. Praying for the family. Link to post Share on other sites
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