Alva Review-Courier -

James Lewis Strickland (Jim) was born in the old Alva Hospital on April 30, 1941, to Rex and Mary Strickland and passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 18 days.

Jim married his high school sweetheart Paula Jean Sims in 1959 and to this union was born a daughter (Kelli) and a son (Jeff). Jim lived around the Wichita, Kansas, area most of his life. For eight years he worked for Hyde Park Dairy as a rural dairy delivery man for the rural areas surrounding Wichita. Jim then attained his Welding Certification in 1968 and became an Iron Work...