Mary Kathleen Strickland, age 85, formerly from Covington, TN passed away peacefully on July 19, 2020 at Gulf Coast Village in Cape Coral, Florida. She was born August 19,1934 in Halls, TN, a daughter of the late Andrew Frank and Georgie Moore Garrett. She graduated from Halls High School in 1952. On July 2,1954 she married Malcolm Lowell Strickland Sr., who preceded her in death. She was a member of Central Christian Church in Covington, TN. In 2016 she moved to Cape Coral, FL to be closer to her son. Left behind to cherish her memory is her son, Mike Strickland; two grandchildren, Melanie Wagner and Malcolm Strickland III; and six great grandchildren. Services for Mrs. Strickland will be at 12 p.m. Friday July 24th at the Covington Funeral Home chapel with internment to follow in Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc 912 Killian Hill Rd SW Lilburn, Georgia 30047