Mrs. Denise Strickland, age 66, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023 at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 25, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 24, between the hours of 5:00 & 7:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home. Born June 13, 1957 in Macon, she was a daughter of the late Breece Hendley and the late Carolyn Jackson Hendley. Denise was a home maker who loved her family and enjoyed fishing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Sonny and Louise Dowdey; brother, Joe Hendley; sister Elaine Strickland; brother-in-law, Tim Strickland; and nephews: Jamie Butler, Thomas Callier, Johnathan Strickland, TJ Strickland, and Timothy Strickland. Survivors include her husband, Rick Strickland; children: Robert Meisner (Jamie Levrets), Richard Strickland, and Stephanie Strickland; grandchildren: Korey Meisner, Austin Meisner, Christian Meisner, Skylar Strickland, Lucian Strickland, Teagan Strickland, Alyssa Strickland, Kayla Levrets, and Blake Levrets; great-granddaughter, Ayvah Meisner; brother and sisters: Paul Odum, Kay Parks, Lee Ann Willis, and Christina Odum; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law: Art Strickland, Tammy White, and Gwen Strickland; nieces and nephews: Jessica Parks, Mandy Strickland (Tara), Krystal Strickland, Megan Strickland, Ashley Strickland, Candice Strickland, Richard Butler (Mishelle), Dewaye Sword (Melissa), Michael Parks, Brandon Callier, Jeremy Robinson, Ryan Robinson, and Nathan Newton; and many more loved ones. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mrs. Denise Strickland.