The Rev. Frances Strickland Mims, 87, wife of Henry Jackson Mims, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at her home.
Born in Williamsburg County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Hubert E. and Orie Bingham Young. She was first married to the late James H. Strickland Sr. She served as pastor of numerous churches in South Carolina and was a member of the S.C. Pentecostal Holiness Conference. She was also employed at the Sumter County Assessors' Office for 14 years and at Eckerd Drugs.
Survivors besides her husband include three sons, James H. Strickland Jr. (Elaine) of West Columbia, John H. Strickland (Lee) of Conyers, Georgia, and Marion F. Strickland Sr. (June) of Sumter; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; four brothers; and four sisters.
She was preceded in death by a sister.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at Freedom Worship PH Church with the Rev. Karl Lavender officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Tuomey Hospice, 500 Pinewood Road, Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29154; or to Freedom Worship PH Church, P.O. Box 38, New Zion, SC 29111.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
