Birvon Lincoln Strong
Graveside services for Birvon Lincoln Strong, 89, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 27, 2014, at Patrick Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Strong died at 7:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Brooke Haven Healthcare.
He was born January 2, 1925, at Gainesville, Missouri, to Samuel Strong and Martha Smith Strong. Mr. Strong was a veteran having served in the United States Navy. On September 2, 1948, he was married at Sidney, Iowa, to Garnet LuEtta Younger, who preceded him in death on November 17, 2005. Mr. Strong worked for thirty-nine years for the City of West Plains, retiring as the City Scales Manager. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. Mr. Strong was a Christian.
He is survived by three children, Patsy Atkinson, husband, Jesse Fred, West Plains, Missouri, Mike Strong, wife, Margret, Alton, Missouri and Jeanette Fraley, husband, Dan, Alton, Missouri; four grandchildren, LeAnn Barnard, husband, Tom, Birvon Strong, II, wife, Lara, Jill Roberts, husband, Donald and Crystal Crowder, husband Danny; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
His parents, wife and brothers and sisters, precede him in death.
Mr. Strong will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Thursday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Jan Bernier
June 26, 2014 @ 10:27 am
I am so sorry for your loss and the passing of Uncle Birvon. Please accept our deepest condolences to you and your family. May you find comfort in loving memories. Please know we are with you during this time. Love, your cousin Jan and family
Vicki Cooper
June 26, 2014 @ 11:13 am
Patsy, Mike, & Jeanette, I am so sorry for the loss of your dad. I will always remember him from the City Scales and how good he was to me. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. May God’s Grace sustain you through this difficult time. ~vicki~
Rick, Lois & Jessica Frazier
June 26, 2014 @ 12:52 pm
We are sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. Our thoughts are with your whole family. May all your sweet memories, like how he loved cornbread, come quick to mine to help ease the pain of his loss. We are thinking of your all.
Roy & Sally Hicks
June 26, 2014 @ 8:42 pm
Patsy, so sorry to hear of the loss of your dad. Our prayers are with you and your family at this time.
Wayne and Gail Sowell
June 28, 2014 @ 8:49 pm
Patsy and Family … Wayne and I are so sorry to hear about the passing of your dad. Our prayers and condolences are with you during this difficult time. God bless you and your family.
Wanda Hunter
June 29, 2014 @ 8:02 pm
PATSY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR DAD WE ALWAYS ENJOYED SEEING HIM WHEN WE VISITED WITH BOB
Shirley and Darla
July 1, 2014 @ 6:38 pm
Patsy, Jeanette and Mike ……We are so sorry to hear of Uncle Birvon passing away.
It has been one year ago today that Dad died. Miss him so much. Thinking of you all.
Love Shirley