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Funeral service for Brenda Gail Cottingham Stricklin, age 60, of Trinity will be 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Parkway Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tommy Kirby and Brandon Stricklin officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 31, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Midway Memorial Gardens. Guestbook available at www.parkwayfunerals.com.
Mrs. Stricklin, who died Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at her residence, was born April 13, 1964, in Alabama to Charles Austin "Bud" Cottingham and Martha Jane Garrett Cottingham. She was preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-love, Amos and Millie Stricklin; brother, Randy Cottingham; and three grandchildren, Elijah Stricklin, Aurora Stricklin, and Baby Stricklin. Gail loved her family and most especially family dinners. She enjoyed camping, making flowers, sewing, and hunting.
She is survived by her husband, Keith Stricklin; two sons, Brandon Stricklin (Julie) and Justin Stricklin (Rebekah); four brothers, Jake Cottingham (Diane), Lynn Cottingham (Sherry), Eugene Cottingham, and Jeff Cottingham; two sisters, Linda Borden (Randall) and Theresa Uptain (Mike); seven grandchildren, Joshua Muse (Bria Springer), Joseph Muse (Sami), Jodah Clark (Allie Heaton), Micah Stricklin, Bethany Stricklin, Hunter Stricklin, and River Stricklin; great-grandchild, Presley "Pretzel" Clark; and her fur baby, Baby.
Pallbearers will be Stacy Tucker, Jodah Clark, Joshua Muse, Joseph Muse, Randall Borden, and Michael Shelton.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Enhabit Home Health and Hospice of North Alabama for their compassionate care of Gail and the family.
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