H.C.R. No. 151
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, For 95 years the Strickland Funeral Home has
    1-2  provided both solace and the highest level of professional service
    1-3  to the citizens of Somerville; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, The oldest funeral home in Burleson County, the
    1-5  enterprise was founded by Jebb Lee Woods, who came to Somerville in
    1-6  1900 and began his career as an undertaker; pursuing a calling he
    1-7  strongly felt was both sacred and significant, he established in
    1-8  Somerville a business that has remained in his family for four
    1-9  generations; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, When Jebb Woods died in 1932, ownership of the
   1-11  business passed to his wife, Mary Jane Woods, but the enterprise
   1-12  was primarily operated by her daughter, Mary Ruth Woods Strickland,
   1-13  and son-in-law, Nello Strickland, whose tireless efforts helped the
   1-14  business meet the growing needs of the community; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Throughout the succeeding years, the family has
   1-16  always endeavored to ease the burden of grief for their customers
   1-17  during the difficult and demanding period surrounding the loss of a
   1-18  loved one; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, The sympathetic warmth and extraordinary
   1-20  professional efforts provided to families by the staff of the
   1-21  Strickland Funeral Home during its 95 years of outstanding service
   1-22  have been a comfort to the Somerville community and are indeed
   1-23  worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   1-24        RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas
    2-1  hereby commend the Strickland Funeral Home for providing the
    2-2  highest possible level of service to its community during its 95
    2-3  years of operation and extend best wishes for continued success in
    2-4  the future; and, be it further
    2-5        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-6  prepared for owners of the Strickland Funeral Home as an expression
    2-7  of high regard by the Legislature of the State of Texas.