Lena Leota Stricklin

1909 - 1980  (71 years)

• Name	Lena Leota Stricklin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	11 Jan 1909	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1920	Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1930	Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Homer Doss
  Census	1940	St Francois, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of James Kennon
  Death	16 Jun 1980	Fulton County Hospital, Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, USA   [2, 4]
  Burial	Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4]
  		Parkview Cemetery Farmington, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #30753
  Person ID	I26383	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Francis Marion Strickland,   b. 7 Nov 1878, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA d. 4 Nov 1938, St Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nevada Lea Adams,   b. 9 Dec 1878, Missouri, USA d. 1 Aug 1919, Missouri, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Sep 1898	Reynolds County, Missouri, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F7837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James Monroe Kennon,   b. 24 Dec 1892, Missouri, USA d. 15 Mar 1967, Madison Memorial Hospital, Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1934	Marble Hill, Bollinger, Missouri, USA   [4, 7]
  Family ID	F7831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Homer Ivan Doss,   b. 27 May 1901, Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 20 Feb 1933, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1924	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F4323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jan 1909 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Marriage - 1 Feb 1924 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 22 Oct 1934 - Marble Hill, Bollinger, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of James Kennon - 1940 - St Francois, St Francois, Missouri, USA Burial - - Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-KENNON James M and Lena (Stricklin) Obituaries of LENA LEOTA STRICKLIN KENNON and JAMES MONROE KENNON

  
  

• Sources

  [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374796. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374796 [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 486-46-9208; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1958-1959. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 1144.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 1144.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926 [S7220] Find a Grave: STRICKLAND Lena Kennon 1909-1980, Lena Leota Stricklin Doss Kennon. Lena passed away June 16, 1980 at the age of 71 years,in Salem, Ark. at the Fulton County Hospital. She was born Jan. 11,1909 in Montary, Mo. to the late Marion and Lena Lee (Adams) Stickland. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Homer Doss, and James Kennon. She was survived by four sons, Ivan Doss of Leadington, Mo. Gene Doss of Bossier City La. and Roy Elwood Doss of Mammoth Springs Ark. and Willard Kennon of St. Charles, Mo. two step-sons; Veral Kennon of Flat River, and Melvin Kennon of La Grande, Ill. four sisters; Laura Zink, Elsie Black both of Esther, Flora Mahurin of Flat River, Faye Nieth of St. Louis. By two brothers; Francis Strickland of St. Louis, and Lonnie Strickland of Farmington. One step-brother Paul Racer of Leadington, 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Esther Nazarene Church, and Burial was at the Park View Cemetery in Farmington, Mo. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5207155/lena-leota-kennon [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: T625_933; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 462. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: T625_933; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 462 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: St Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 94-32. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: St Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 94-32 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7211] Find a Grave: ADAMS Nevada Strickland 1878-1919, Nevada Lea Adams Strickland. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93368854/nevada-lee-strickland