Mr. Elzie Leroy Strickland, age 67, of Lake City, Florida died Monday, April 30, in the V.A. Medical Center, Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. He was born in Blackshear, Georgia and lived in Lake City most of his life. He owned and operated Stricklands Chevron in Lake City for 33 years and then worked for Columbia Salvage for 12 years. He was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church, Lake City Elks Club, Lake City Moose Lodge, American Legion and a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents James Leroy and Mary Harper Strickland, his daughter Angela Lee and his brothers Nathan Strickland and Mitchell Strickland. He is survived by his wife, Marteen Norris Strickland of Lake City, Fla.: His daughter Brandy Strickland of Live Oak, Fla.: Four sisters Irene Strickland and Juanita Denise Simon both of Lake City, Fla., Merle (Kenneth) Irvin of Newton, Ga. and Jane (Ricky) Brannan of Lake Oak, Fla.: Two brothers Estes (Patricia) Strickland of Lake City, Fla. and Allen (Gail) Strickland of High Springs, Fla.: Three stepdaughters August Mott of Lake City, Fla., Martinique Gonzalez of White Springs, Fla. and Monica Fowler of Lake Worth, Fla.: Ten grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 P.M., Saturday, Nay 5, in the Chapel of Guerry Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Ogburn, Pastor of Watertown Congregational Methodist Church officiating. Final disposition will be by cremation. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 P.M., Friday, May 4, at GUERRY FUNERAL HOME, 2659 SW Main Blvd., Lake City, Fla.