Kate's Notes: Jen Adele "Jennie" (Gilliland) Strickland was my mother's half-sister, born to my grandfather George Franklin Gilliland and his first wife, Nettie Griffin. Her first husband was Tom Roush, whom she divorced. Jennie, who was named for my grandfather's sister Jennie (about whom little is known), had no children by either marriage.

The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
11 March, 1948

Mrs. E. F. Strickland

    Mrs. Jen Adele Gilliland Strickland, 47, wife of E. F. Strickland, was found dead in bed at the home in an apartment over Mound Park pharmacy at 11:10 a.m. today. Coroner Virgil Fowler found a heart attack caused death.
    Mrs. Strickland had been in failing health about two years.
    Mr. Strickland said his wife was asleep when he arrived home from work at the steel plant at 7:40 a.m.  She was breathing heavily at that time but when he awakened at 11:10 a.m. he found she had passed away.
    Mr. Strickland is a lieutenant on the police force for Portsmouth Steel Corp.
    Mrs. Strickland was born in Portsmouth Dec. 5, 1900, and in addition to the husband leaves a stepmother and a half-brother, Warren Gilliland, Portsmouth, and three half-sisters.
    The body is at the Lynn funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will follow in Greenlawn cemetery.

The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
12 March, 1948

Mrs. E. F. Strickland

    Funeral services for Mrs. Jen Adele Gilliland Strickland, 47, who died at her apartment over Mound Park pharmacy Thursday, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lynn funeral home. Rev. George [DeHarity] Jr will pofficiate and burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery.

The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
26 April, 1948

Earl F. Strickland

    Earl F. Strickland, 57, of 1423 Grandview av, passed away at 4:40 p.m. Sunday in Smith-Everett Hospital following a month’s illness of a heart ailment. His wife, Jen Strickland, preceded him in death on March 12.
    He was born in Portsmouth on Feb. 2, 1891, a son of Henry and Rosa Bridwell Strickland. He had served in the marines for 20 years but was at the time he took ill a police lieutenant for Portsmouth Steel Corp.
    He was a member of the American Legion, the V. F. W. and the Eagles.
    Surviving are two brothers, Clyde Strickland of Portsmouth rt  [numeral missing] and Oscar Strickland of Wheeling; three sisters, Miss Edna Strickland and Miss Lucille Strickland of Portsmouth rt 4 and Mrs. Ruth Redmon, 1212 Cole’s blvd.
    The body will remain at Lynn funeral home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Harry [Hannum] officiating. James Dickey post will have military rites at the final services. Interment will be in Greenlawn cemetery.

-- transcriptions by Kate Maynard, 2011