Mary Ellen Strickland, 31, of Dennis, Miss., died Sunday, July 24, 1988, at her residence. She was born in Illinois. She managed Mary’s Cruise Inn in Guntown, Miss.
Services were Thursday, July 28 at Deaton Funeral Home in Belmont, Miss. with the Rev. Ronnie Goodwin officiating. Burial was in the Joel Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Christi Lucas and Misty Byram, both of Pratts, Miss.; her mother, Letra Wright of Midway; four sisters, Portia Krolic of Elsworth, Kan., Dedra Cruse of Belmont, Miss., Tamela Massey of Red Bay and Pamela Dykes of Belmont, Miss.; three brothers, Phillip Wilson of Dennis, Miss., Michael Wilson of Red Bay and Joey Wilson of Booneville, Miss.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Pharr, Gary Poole, Gary Pounders, Danny Pharr, Ricky Wigginton and Edwin Cruse.
