Mrs. Lela Freeman Bullard Strickland, 89

SALISBURY Mrs. Lela Freeman Bullard Strickland, 89 of Salisbury, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at her home. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Ted Burke officiating. Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery. Mrs. Strickland was born on August 25, 1921 in Sampson County to the late David James and Sarah Bell Hall Bullard. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Page Strickland, and one son, Robert Page Strickland, Jr. She was a homemaker. She is survived by: one daughter, Doris S. Burke and husband, John of Salisbury; four sons, James A. Strickland and wife, Alice of Salisbury, Ronald P. Strickland and wife, Cynthia of Apopka, FL, Steve A. Strickland of Panama City, FL, and Dennis K. Strickland and wife, Marcy of Salisbury; 17 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Friday morning from 11:00 to 12:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Ted Burke officiating. Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday morning from 11:00 to 12:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.