Johnny "JL" Strickland

     Mr. Johnny “JL” Strickland, age 82, of Lanett, Alabama passed away on December 25th, 2023 at EAMC Lanier Hospital in Valley, Alabama.

     Mr. Strickland was born on January 7th, 1940 in Roanoke, Alabama. He was an avid writer, writing articles for the Valley Times News, Southern Living magazine, Readers Digest, and multiple other newspapers. He wrote monologue jokes for Jay Leno for The Tonight Show and wrote books that are sold on Amazon. He worked his entire life in the textile mill industry at West Point Pepperell.

     Mr. Strickland is survived by his son, Nathan Strickland (Allison); granddaughter, Nickolette Scott (Robert); grandsons, Jordan Strickland (Lori) and Josh Strickland; daughter-in-law, Tia Hobbs; brother, Steve Strickland (Brenda); brother-in-law, Clarence Booker; eleven grandchildren; cousins, Rob Seay and Bobby Hodges.

     He was preceded in death by his wife, Yvonne “Flossie” Strickland; sons, Kerri Strickland and Jason Strickland; parents, John Nathan “Bill” and Jessie Mae Strickland; brother-in-law, William Booker; mother-in-law, Anna Lou Brewer.

     At Mr. Strickland’s request, no services were held.

     Please visit Mr. Strickland’s Memorial Tribute page at www.johnsonbrownservicefh.com to leave a kind word for his family, to share a memory of Mr. Strickland, or to light a Remembrance Candle in his memory.

     Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley directing.

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