Strickland, Helen Ruth

  • Friday, January 6, 2017
Helen Strickland
Helen Strickland

Helen Ruth Strickland, 77, of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016, in a local hospital. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Strickland, Sr.; sons, Leon Strickland, Jr. and Antonio Strickland; five sisters, Louise Walker, Josephine Grissom, Fannie Smith, Bobbie J. Sutton, and Annie Walker; one brother, Miles Walker; great-grandson, Tracy Hardaway, Jr. 

Survivors include her sons, Carlos (Letrice) Mosley, Sr., Michael (Amanda) Mosley, and Will J. Mosley; daughters, Aurora Mosley Jones, Arneta Mosley, and Cassandra Copeland; granddaughters, Tameka Martin, Shameria Martin, Shirley Martin, Caressa Martin, Chaquita Mosley; grandsons, Tracy Hardaway, Sr., Thomas (Keshia) Fugh, Terrence (Teoshia) Parker, Marchez Mosley, Lebron Copeland, and Carlos Mosley, Jr.; several great-grandchildren; nieces, Louisa Hill, JoAnn Rhodes, Savannah Hill, and Ruby; nephew, Johnny Johnson; cousins; other relatives and friends. 

She will lie in state on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 9 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home with the funeral to follow at 1 p.m. in the chapel with Pastor Nathaniel Jackson as the eulogist. Burial will be on Monday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m. in Forest Hills Cemetery.

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