Ernest W. "Bill" Strickland

Easton – Ernest Strickland, formerly of Severna Park, went to be with his Lord on October 10, 2010. Born on July 24, 1921 in Valdosta, GA, he was the son of the late Ernest M. and Ellen Strickland. He attended public school in Valdosta. Mr. Strickland entered the Army of the United States in 1938, serving with the Headquarters Battery of the 2nd Field Artillery stationed at Fort Clayton in the Canal Zone, and with Headquarters Company of the Panama Canal Zone stationed at Quarry Heights in the Canal Zone. In the spring of 1941, he returned to the United States and was admitted to Walter Reed General Hospital. After a lengthy stay at Walter Reed as a patient, he was discharged from the hospital and the Army. After discharge, Mr. Strickland relocated to Detroit and was employed by The Packard Motor Car Company and was assigned to the Rolls Royce Division, making aircraft engines for the Canadian and British Air Forces. While with Packard, he met fellow co-worker Mary Esther Scorof, also from Detroit. They were married on January 24, 1944. Mrs. Strickland, who was a member of the Wesleyan Church of Easton, died on November 5, 1993. After a career in the lumber and building supply fields in Detroit and Chicago, Mr. Strickland joined the sales force of the national Manufacturing Company of Sterling, IL on January 1, 1961, to represent the company in the Middle Atlantic area, consisting of Maryland, the panhandle of West Virginia, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. In 1984, the Stricklands moved from Severna Park to the Eastern Shore in Hillsboro, Caroline County. He retired on January 2, 1988. On October 7, 1995, he married Gloria Pearson Robinson, RN of Denton, at which time the couple moved to Easton. In addition to his wife, Mr. Strickland is survived by three sons: Randolph E. Strickland of Bluffton, SC, Rudolph Strickland of Easton, and William J. Strickland of Hartford, CT; three stepsons: James Robinson of Waco, TX, Timothy Robinson of Clifton Park, NY, and Shaun Robinson of Denton; two step-daughters, Gloria D. Schreckenghost of Howell, NJ and Margaret Durham of Ashburn, VA; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 10:30 am at the Talbot Bible Church, 9114 Chapel Road, Easton, and will be conducted by the Rev. David Griffin, formerly of Easton, assisted by Rev. Dan Zollinhofer. Friends and family are invited to call at the church one hour prior to the service. Private burial be at the Maryland Eastern Shore Veteran’s Cemetery in Hurlock, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Godspeed Missionary Care, 7520 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29203, or to the Talbot Bible Church, Youth Department, 9114 Chapel Road, Easton, MD 21601. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Easton.

Ernest W. "Bill" Strickland

July 24, 1921 - October 10, 2010