Ken Strickland

Kenneth “Ken” Ray Strickland, 78, of Chattanooga, Tenn., passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at his home. He was the son of the late Glen and Margaret Strickland and was preceded in death by his brother, Hubert Glen Strickland. Ken was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a 1971 graduate of Southern Technical Institute in Marietta, Georgia. Ken retired as an Associate Electrical Engineer with TVA and later worked for Publix in East Brainerd where he was lovingly known as the “Captain”. He was a member of Silverdale Baptist Church was also a Past Master of the Masonic Lodge in Powell, Tenn. Ken was a people person. He loved talking and getting to know others. He loved watching old movies, westerns and the weather channel. Survivors include his loving wife, Jenith Thomas Strickland; son, Matthew Scott Strickland; grandson, Matthew Scott Strickland II, all of Chattanooga, Tenn.; granddaughter, Kaylee Taylor Strickland, of Westminster, Md.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Schoening officiating. Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery with military rites being conducted at the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Silverdale Baptist Church Missions Fund, 7236 Bonny Oaks Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421. Please share your thoughts and memories online at: www.ChattanoogaValleyViewChapel.com Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 7414 Old Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421.