MARJORIE “ANN” STRICKLAND AHEDO, 66.

SHE WAS A LOVING WIFE AND BEST FRIEND TO HER SURVIVING WIFE SHIRLEY OF 23 YEARS. THEY WERE MARRIED THE DAY IT BECAME LEGAL IN 2015 AND WERE THE FIRST SAME SEX COUPLE MARRIED AT, THE PLANT CITY COURT HOUSE ON JANUARY 6TH, 2015.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS GOMERY SR. AND EVA STRICKLAND, BROTHER PASTOR CHARLES STRICKLAND, DEAN JEFFERSON STRICKLAND AND GOMERY “BUDDY” STRICKLAND JR.

SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY AN OLDER SISTER AND BROTHER.

SHE WAS A, JOKING, LAUGHING, SMILING, LIFE LOVING PERSON.

SHE LOVED PLAYING DARTS, SHOOTING POOL, DANCING, RIDING HER MOTORCYCLE, DOING SMIRNOFF SHOTS, GOING TO DIFFERENT CASINOS AND OF COURSE HER PUPPIES WHO WERE HER PROTECTORS AND WERE BY HER SIDE TILL THE END.

SHE HAD WORKED FOR ALBERTSONS, FELTONS, WALMART AND PUBLIX AS A MEAT CUTTER.

SHE LOVED TO TRAVEL, HAVING SEVERAL ADVENTURES. SHE HAD A MOTORCYCLE LEATHER BUSINESS, FOR 4 YEARS WITH HER WIFE, AND A FOOD CONCESSION NAMED, “BITE ME SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH” FOR 3 YEARS TILL SHE STARTED BECOMING ILL.

SHE WAS CARED FOR BY HER, LOVING WIFE, SHIRLEY, VERY GOOD NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND MADONNA ALONG WITH FRIENDS, TERESA, MICHELLE, LAURIE, ANNA, DEE AND LIZ, ALONG WITH THE SILVER TEAM FROM LIFE PATH HOSPICE CHAPTERS, NURSE TIFFANY AND SOCIAL WORKER LILLIAN.

SHE FOUGHT TILL THE END.

SHE IS AND WILL BE LOVED FOREVER, AND DEEPLY MISSED BY ALL.

I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR LOVE, EVEN WHEN YOU COULD NO LONGER REMEMBER.

REST IN PEACE MY LOVE, TILL WE MEET AGAIN.

THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AT A LATER DATE AT THEIR RESIDENCE IN APOLLO BEACH.