Memorial service for Jerry Jackson "Strick" Strickland will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in First Baptist Church, Lawton, with Dr. John Paul Holsey and Rev. Les Banks, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Indiahoma officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Jerry Jackson "Strick" Strickland died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.  He was born January 24, 1938 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Jack and Vera Ella Strickland.  Jerry was a 1957 graduate of Lawton High School and later attended Cameron College where he was a member of ROTC.  He served in the U.S. Army Reserve for several years.

Jerry married Phyllis Hatfield in 1964 and they had one beautiful daughter, Jacqueline.  He later married Kay Holsey Strickland on May 1, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He owned and operated Frederick Glass and Mirror, H & S Salvage, H & S Auto Parts, Davidson Mote Plant and Holsey & Strickland Farms.  He was a longtime farmer of cotton, wheat and other crops in the Tillman County area.  He was a member of the First Baptist Churches in both Frederick and Lawton.

Jerry enjoyed showing, collecting, restoring, racing and maintaining collectable cars.  He won "Best in Show" with at least one of his cars in all the auto shows he entered. He loved to eat good food and "lots of it!"  He loved to travel and he was always looking forward to his next trip with his wife, Kay.  Jerry's life can be summed up with three words and phrases:  Horse Power, Strength and "It was a good Ride"!

He is survived by his wife, Kay Holsey Strickland, of the home; a daughter, Jackie J. Herring, Frederick, Oklahoma; additional children including, Scott Pittman and wife Lisa and Lori Treisa, all of Norman, and Lisa Pittman McClung, Indiahoma; nine grandchildren, Jeremy Phillip Herring, Amanda Ann McClung Scott, Jamie Lorin McClung, Ashley Renae McClung, Ethan Scott Treisa, Tyler Stephen McCoy, Micah LeAnn McCoy, Ellie Grace Treisa and Sunnie McKenzie McClung; five great grandchildren, Paisley Kay Morris, Parker Allen Herring, Knixon Grant Scott, Paxton David Morris and Isla Gray Scott; his two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ella and Bill Burch of Walters, Oklahoma and Reba and Larry Noble, Duncan, Oklahoma.  He is also survived by nieces and nephews including Debbie, Rod, Tina, Derek, Tana and Kimi as well as Jaclyn and Ginny.  He is also survived by his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. John Paul and Donna Holsey of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

His parents and a brother, James Lewis (Jim) Strickland, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Indiahoma, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, M.D. Anderson Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas or to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City.

The family would like to thank all of Strick's friends and colleagues for their support of him and his work, most of all, his hobbies and interests.