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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Strickland, Allen L.
Allen L. Strickland, 35, of 2126 Ninth St. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Oct. 6, 2011. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at CrossRoads Mission, 1006 Second St. SW, by Chaplain D.E. Pat Kane. Private inurnment will be held in Florida. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Born March 16, 1976, in Gainesville, Fla., Allen was the son of Robert and Linda (Harger) Strickland. He worked as a shade tree mechanic.
Survivors include his mother, Linda; daughter, Deborah Julis of Cedar Rapids; stepdaughter, Ashley Julis; stepgranddaughter, Annabella; adopted niece, Andrea Schropp; and sister, Carla Strickland of Ocala, Fla.
Allen was preceded in death by his father.
A benefit account has been established for his daughter, Deborah, at Collins Community Credit Union, P.O. Box 10500, Cedar Rapids, IA 52410.
Please sign the online guest book for Allen at under obituaries.
Published Oct. 20, 2011, in The Gazette