Billy Strickland age 82 of Gainesville, Ga. passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday December 9, 2012 in the Horis A. Ward-Fairview Chapel in Stockbridge, Ga at 12 Noon with Rev.Wayne Strickland officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens. He is survived by 2 daughters Terri and Randy Hammonds and Cheryl And Billy Worley. Grandchildren; Shannon and Miami Burgess, Jacob Hammonds, Jason and Nina Worley. Great-grandchildren; Brooklynn Jackson,Brinton Burgess, Bella and Shawn Worley. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on SaturdayDecember 8, 2012 from 4-8 pm.