Gary Paul Strickland

He was preceded in death by his father, Paul D. Strickland.

He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Sharon Miller Strickland of Rineyville; two sons, Mike (Karen) Strickland of OFallon, Illinois and Ryan Strickland of Elizabethtown; his mother, Lillian White Strickland of Elizabethtown; a brother, Randy (Renee) Strickland of Amherst, Ohio; a sister, Jo Rena House of Elizabethtown; two grandchildren, Amber Strickland and Jeffrey Strickland; and four great- grandchildren, Michael Summers, Jordanne Summers, Wyatt Flynn, and Bella Flynn.

The funeral will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home. Burial follows at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, KY. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Wounded Warriors. Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.