Individual Details

BERTINE, LILLIAN S., 83, of Crystal River, died Thursday (April 24, 2003) at home. She was born in Red Level and was a lifelong resident of Crystal River. She was a retired teacher and began her career at the Red Level School when she was 18 years old. She was the first special education teacher in Citrus County. She was a member of the founding board of the Key Training Center. She was a graduate of the University of Florida, earning a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in special education.

Survivors include her daughter, Diane Damron, Crystal River; two sisters, Jessie Luther and Dorothy Milner, both of Orlando; several nieces and nephews; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and caregivers, Maureen Nolan, Patricia Strickland and Rhonda Banker. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

Birth	January 1, 1919	Red Level, Citrus Co., FL
Death	April 24, 2003	34428 Crystal River, Citrus Co., FL

Spouse	Bertine
Child	Diane Bertine

Father	Andrew Jackson Strickland (1885 - 1936)
Mother	Fleta Viola Cannon (1891 - 1965)
Sibling	Polly Ann Strickland
Sibling	Ruby Lee Strickland (1910 - 1918)
Sibling	James J. Strickland (1912 - 1998)
Sibling	Joseph L. Strickland (1914 - 1972)
Sibling	Addie Strickland (1922 - 2000)
Sibling	Hiram Strickland (1925 - 1974)
Sibling	Jessica Lee Strickland (1927 - 2004)
Sibling	Dorothy Strickland