Viva Dean Strickland Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Viva Dean Strickland (Monroe, Louisiana), who passed away on January 22, 2023 at the age of 82. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Arter Steven Thornton and Hazel Marie Monroe Thornton; and her brother Richard Thornton (Mahlon). She is survived by: her husband Jacob Strickland; her brothers, Arnold Thornton and Clint Thornton; her son Maloy Strickland (Eunice); her grandchildren, Jahzi, Lyric and Maloy II; and her children, Michael Strickland (Rebecca) and Sonja Acevedo (Edwin). She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
During those years in nursing homes, she began to study Alzheimer's disease. At Shady Oaks Nursing Home, she opened the first Nursing Home Alzheimer's unit in the state of Louisiana.
