Annie Strickland

Cashiers, NC - Annie Maude Prewitt Strickland, age 99, of Cashiers, NC, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010 at her residence. She was a native of Griffin, GA, the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Lois Hand Prewitt. She was married to the late James Everett Strickland. She had worked as a weaver at Cannon Mills. She loved being with and cooking for her family and she loved canning. She attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

She is survived by two daughters, Anne Roberta Brown of Kannapolis, NC and Carol Ellen Foster and husband Stephen of Cashiers, NC; one son, James Oliver Strickland and wife Lois of Cashiers, NC; four sisters, Mary Ellen Brennan of Chatham, NJ, Lois Crawford of Concord, NC, Dee Ledbetter of Forest City, NC and Lee Cope of Chester, SC; one brother, Robert Prewitt, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Paul Prewitt, Ernest Prewitt and George Prewitt.

Funeral services will be held Monday, August 23rd at 2:00pm at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. Sherrill Hubbard and Rev. Don Waters officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Stuart Foster, Clifford Ammons, Nathan Ammons, Gram Poole, Harold Neely, Jerry Prewitt, Jimmy Strickland and Gary Prewitt.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Monday at the Church.

Memorials may be made to Westcare Hospice, 132 Sylva Plaza, Sylva, NC 28779.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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