Laura Ridley Strickland passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012. Funeral services will be held 1 PM, Friday, December 21, 2012 at West Acres Baptist Church with Pastor Larry Harmon officiating. Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Strickland is survived by her husband, Jesse Lamar Strickland, two sons and daughters-in-law, Brian (Davina Key) Strickland, Mark (Tabitha) Strickland, one daughter, Lisa Michelle Strickland, brother, Steve (Linda) Ridley, a sister, Lavada Kilgore, a brother, Timothy Mark Ridley and her mother, Sue Scott Williams. She is also survived by her step-mother, Edna Ridley, three granddaughters, Kylee Grace Strickland, Darrah Jordan Strickland and Abigail Hope Strickland. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 20, 2012 from 6-8 pm at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez, GA. 30907.