Mary Jane (Powers) Strickler, 81, wife of James "Frank" Strickler of Wampler Road, Broadway, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 in Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg.

Mrs. Strickler was born in Staunton on February 10, 1939, a daughter of the late Samuel Reed and Jane Elizabeth (Wheeler) Powers.

Mary was a cook and bartender at the Timberville Moose Lodge #2022 of which she was a member. She enjoyed yard work, attending yard sales, and caring for her family.

In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by two daughters, Rita Fletcher and Scherrie Marie Ramsey; a brother, Samuel Dwight Powers; and a sister, Nyoke Lee Whitesell.

Surviving in addition to her husband of thirty-six years are two sons, William Hunter Price of Verona and Willie Crosby of Harrisonburg; three daughters, Billie Jean Price of Waynesboro, Maria Dragulski and her husband Richard of Mansfield, Texas, and Ann Dee Smith of Staunton; a sister, Jatanna Kay (Powers) Rankin of Verona; thirteen grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and her pet dog "Flo".

Burial will be private in Oaklawn Memory Gardens.

It is suggested those desiring make memorial contributions to the Staunton-Augusta Regional SPCA, Post Office Box 2014, Staunton, Virginia 24402.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton, is in charge of her arrangements.