Tom Dallas Strong
November 4, 1943 ~ April 20, 2010
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Tom "Dallas" Strong, 66, of 22 Strong Drive, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
Mr. Strong was born in Columbia Co., AR, and was a son of Merseal Canon Hancock and the late Tom Strong. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Ellen Merseal Strong, a brother, Joe Strong, and his step-father, Norman Hancock.
Mr. Strong served in the US Navy and attended Cecil's Business College, majoring in Business Administration and Marketing. He worked in the Production Control Department of WilsonArt International.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Sandra Bishop Strong; a daughter, Daisy Ellen Strong; three grandchildren, Dale Wyatt Burleson, Dustin Waco Strong and Dawson Waylon Wheeler; five sisters, Ida Stevenson, Martha Milner, Sally Wallace and Portia Hawkins of Louisiana and Othella Culver of Texas, and a brother, Doug Strong of Texas.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Daisy Strong, Dale Burleson, Charlie Bishop, Nathaniel Capps, Ronnie Brown, Jeremy Burleson, Remanda Babb and Billie Jean Capps.
His family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Sandra & family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May God grant you His Grace and Mercy now and during the days ahead.
Sandy, I’m sorry to hear about Dallas.If there is anything I can do for u, Sometimes it helps to talk. I love u, call me anytime 828-654-8813. You’re family is in my prayers!!!
Sandy, Daisy & boys ,
Sorry for your loss , Dallas will be greatly missed . we love u all and are here for you if you need anything ..
Love , Alvin & Geneva
Daisy and Family, I am so sorry! I really like Dallas and have some good memories of him growing up. You will all be in my prayers, If you need anything let us know…
Love the Case Family
Dal, I write this goodbye with a heavy heart and tears in my eyes.
I think back to our youth and the life that we had, both good times and bad times. I remember how we always had each other. You were a loving brother and I will always miss you. Goodbye, my brother, until we meet again.
Love,
Doug
My family and I send out our condolences to your family…You are in our thoughts and prayers…May God Bless You and your family in this time of grief.
Dear Sandy and Family, I am so sorry to hear of Dallas passing. I have so many good memories of growing up with Dallas and the fun times we all shared. Dallas was a very special cousin. As we grew older although we didn’t get to see each other often we always enjoy the times we did see each other. I am so sorry that I can’t make it to the funeral but my thoughts and prayers are with all of you. May God be with you all at this time. With Love,
sorry to here about dallas will keep you in my prays lola
Sandra, I was so shoocked to see his name in the paper today. I am so sorry. We will keep you and family in our prayers and thoughts. We love you, May God Bless you in this time. Sheila and JC
Sandra, Doug, April, Lonnie, Daisy and the rest of the family…I am so sorry for your loss. Dallas was a good man. He was always good to me. You all are in my prayers.
Love to all.
Donna Sharpe
Uncle Dallas I’m gonna miss you. I have never known a sweeter person than you. You are so funny and the perfect example of unconditional love. I love you; Becky
Homemade biscuits , milk gravy , and banana pudding ! I always knew what my big brother would want me to fix when you came to see me , and I so enjoyed watching you enjoy my cooking . You have made a big mark on my life although we never got to have that much time together. Both my girls loved their Uncle Dal and one even named one of her sons Dallas . He has your trick of the ‘ rolling belly ‘ down flat . Sandy , Daisy and boys , I love you and hurt for you . We will all miss him , but never stop loving him . Love , Portia
Uncle Dallas, thank you for one of my favorite child hood memories. Your impression of Donald Duck. I love you and will miss you. Dear Aunt Sandy, Daisy and boys, I’m so sorry for your loss. We love you.
I,m so sorry to hear about Dallas, passing.I remember when he and Sandy were first married. time has slipped through our fingers. Dallas was a good man and he will be missed.
Sandra,
I’m very sorry to here about your loss.
Take care,
Sam
We are so sorry for you loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of morning.
Sandy, Kenny & I are so sorry to hear about Dallas. He was a good cousin to Kenny. Take care of your self.
Sandra and Family,
I’m so sorry to hear of Dallas passing. He was a very sweet man. You both have been friends to our extended family for as long as I can remember. My heart goes out to you and your family. All of you will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Thank you for marrying my sister Sandy and sharing part of your life here on earth with us. For all you did for my children while they were growing up. For every thing you did for my Mother. For all the love and laughter that came from your beautiful and loving heart. I will miss you . Sandy, Daisy, Dale, Dustin, and Dawson. I love you very much and All of you mean so much to me. I will continually keep praying for God to Bless and keep you giving you the strength to go on without Dallas. You will always carry him in your hearts. He loved you all so much.
You will be missed. May you R.I.P
Sandra, I am so sorry to hear about Dallas. You, Daisy, and your family will be in my prayers. Dallas was a good man and was always kind to me. I pray God will comfort you all during this difficult time.
Sandy & Family,
We are all so shocked and saddened to hear of Dallas’s passing. While it hurts so much not having him here with us, know that he is in the arms of Jesus right now! He is pain free and at peace. We are keeping you in prayer for comfort & peace as you grieve for Dallas.
Sandra, was so sorry to hear that your husband had passed away. I did not know him, but you are in my heart and prayers as you go forward in the days to come. May God bless you and your family. Give me a call sometime and we will get together and eat and talk. 828-458-0602
Sandra, was so sorry to hear that your husband had passed away. I did not know him, but you are in my heart and prayers as you go forward in the days to come. May God bless you and your family. Give me a call sometime and we will get together go eat and talk. 828-458-0602
Uncle Dal and Family , I remember the times we had when you all came to see us . I rode the boys on the 4-wheeler and shot the pistol with you .I wish you and Aunt Sandy and the kids could have been able to come see us more often . I always had so much fun when ya’ll came . I enjoyed listening to all the stories from years gone by as well as the present that you all had to tell . It seemed to take the pain I had away . I wish we had more of those good times , but the ones we had , I will always remember…. Love, your nephew , Rod
To a younger brother that I love very dearly . You were a brother that loved life and loved to laugh . You wanted everyone else to laugh and love life the way you did . You were a good husband , father and a great grand-father. We all love you very much and we are going to miss you more than you will ever know . I will hold you in my heart until we see each other again . Bye for now , your loving sister , Sally
P.S. Sandy and Daisy , may there be comfort in knowing that we are still your family , and we are here for you . We share in your sorrow and the pain that you feel . Put yourself in God’s hands and he will take care of you .Bye for now and hope to see you soon . Love you all lots , Sally …
P.S. It breaks my heart to know that I am not able to be with you .
Dear Sandra, Daisy, Charlie, & Family,
My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to all of you. Your family, especially Dallas, will always be forever etched in my childhood memories. He was a good man with a wonderful sense of humor. I realized as I grew older the impression he had left on me and the comfort he had brought me after the passing of my grandfather John when I was 10. I hope you can be comforted in knowing his memory will live on until we see him again.
Sandy, So very sorry for your loss. May God give you and your family strength and comfort to get through this sad time. Love & Prayers, Debbie
Dal, I write this to let you know what’s in my heart and some of my favorite memories of you and happier times together.
I remember the first time I saw you after our separation. I was at Ida’s. I thought you were so cool with all that wavy hair and soft sweet voice and that swagger you have. I remember our trips to visit you and Sandy. I loved them so much, all but one. I loved being with you all in the beautiful Smoky Mountains. I remember fixing and eating banana puddings with you. I loved making them for my younger brother. I wish we could have had more of them but there were so many miles between us.
I will be with Mom, and I will help take care of her for you. I will love you and miss you so much. Love till we meet again.
Rest in peace Brother.
Love
Your Sis, Othella
DAL, this is your Mother. I love you more than life; my heart is breaking and I want to be there, but I can’t. I will love you and say a prayer for you everyday. I will see you again in heaven. When we get together again we will take a trip to Walkers Creek.
Sandy, Daisy, Dale, Dustin, and Dawson, I love you and I know you are all hurting terribly and hearts are breaking too over our loss, but keep the faith and God will help us thru somehow.
Love,
Mother
Sandy,
We were so sorry to hear about Dallas. You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Ron and Brenda Price
Uncle Dallas, You were the father figure in my life. May God rest your soul.
R.I.P Uncle Dallas, i love n miss you, now i have only one good uncle left, u will be greatly missed !
Dallas was a good friend,I will miss sitting and listing to his many stories from days gone by.
God bless Dallas and his family.
With Deepest Sympathy,we are sorry for your loss,our prayers are with you.
from the staff members and the residents of Sterling House
I miss you so much. You were my whole life to me and i needed you a lot right now. I wanted to spend many more years with you. You still needed to teach me how to be a real man.Like you were. I love you. I hope to see you some day. I Love You! With all my hreat. I miss you so much.
Your, little
MojoBoy
Sandy,
I am so sorry for your loss. I worked with Dallas for many years at Asheville Industries. Dallas was so much fun to be around and I have many fond memories of him. The last time I spoke to him on the phone he was bragging about his grandchildren and he sounded so happy.
Dallas was one of a kind. I know that you, Daisy and the boys will miss him so much. May God comfort you all during this difficult time.
We are truly sorry for your loss. Its never easy to loose someone so close to us. You all will be in our prayers.
Daisy,Sandra,Dale,Dustin,Dawson
Theres not any words that I can say to ease any of the pain you all feel. Its so hard in times like this. I love you all and my thoughts and prayer are with you.
I would like to share one of the memories I have of Dallas
He asked me have you ever heard of raining fish. I thought what really raining fish, Dallas says yeah when I was a boy I was out side and it was raining and all of a sudden there was fish on the ground I know no one put it there because there was no one around but me. So I ran in the house and took to fish and cooked it. Thats a true story. Just wanted to share
Uncle Dallas, I love you so much. Mother and I came to visit y’all a while ago and we stayed at a place in Tennessee on top of a curvy, windy road up a mountain. I’d never been up a mountain road – much less a narrow, dark and scary road with so many trees. When you and Aunt Sandy came to see us, she thought there were bears up there. We talked y’all into staying with us for a couple of days and nights – it was so relaxing and so much fun. We laughed a lot and y’all showed us North Carolina and Tennessee. We wanted to come back as quick as we could to visit – but not for this sad occasion. I hope you know how much you were loved by so many. Aunt Sandy, Daisy and the boys were lucky to have you in their life every day…I wish you hadn’t been so far away physically…but you have been and will always be close in my heart. I Love You.
Dear Sandy, Daisy and Children. I grieve with you now for your loss, but know my brother Dallas is in a better place. My childhood memories of Dallas are him with blond, tousled hair, a smiling face and laughing eyes. He was free spirited and happy most of the time. He was always ready to challenge us girls in a foot race or whatever adventure he was big enough to get into. While distance and circumstance separated us most of our lives, my heart was always full of affection for Dallas. I know he was a loving family man and a good provider. My prayers go out to all of you.
Your loving sister…
Dear Dal ~
This is your boss talking to you. I’m angry that I have to write this. I remember you as a baby. You had blonde curly hair and were so cuddly. I held you and rocked you and I loved you so much. I don’t know how old I was when you were taken to the barber shop and they cut off your curls. I was angry then too – I really pitched a fit.
Dallas, when I think of you, I remember you were small, but always ready to take on Goliath. I’ll remember your wit and your loving ways, you had a soft voice and a soft heart.
I am sorry so many miles separated us, but you were always in my heart and will be there til the end.
I will be a sister to Sandy and a great aunt to your grands.
Love always…Your big sister…
Sandy Dasiy boys our hearts are with you we are all sick or we would be there to show how much we loved Dallas and love you death of someone you love is hard to accept but with God with you makes it easier to under stand by knowing he is with him in heaven if there is anything we can do dont hesatate to call we love guys very much
Sandy Dasiy boys our hearts are with you we are all sick or we would be there to show how much we loved Dallas and love you death of someone you love is hard to accept but with God with you makes it easier to under stand by knowing he is with him in heaven if there is anything we can do dont hesatate to call we love guys very much
My thoughts & Prayers are with you all. I have many memories of Dallas as a child.
Love
Laura
Dear Sandy, Daisy and Family,
So sorry to hear about the loss of Dallas. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Uncle LD and Aunt Alma
Uncle Dallas, You where more like a father figure then an uncle. You tought me how to drive and walked me down the isle in that brown tuxedo, that still brings a smile to my face. I will never forget the many trips to TX and all those drive-in movies. You where a BIG part of my life growing up. I will miss you!
R.I.P. my dear sweet uncle.
Sandy and family, We are so very sorry for your loss, ya’ll our in and will be in our prayers. Dallas was a good cousin and friend.
Dallas ,my friend …I’ll be seeing you soon (in HEAVEN )…great guy!
My thoughts and prayers to Dallas’ family. I know how hard it is to lose someone so very close and loved so very dearly. The pain never ends, but neither do the beautiful memories. Keep those memories forever in your heart and talk about the good times as often as possible. Count each moment, not as one away from Dallas, but one moment closer to being with him again. For the Bible calls death an ‘enemy’, and God promises that he will bring it ‘to nothing’.(1 Corinthians 15:26) This promise of God will do away with death and the pain it causes. It is my sincere hope and prayer that this will comfort your hearts.
A simple,honest,hard working & a
dedicated family man.I will miss
you Dallas Waco(private joke)
DADDY I LOVE SO MUCH AND HOPE THAT YOU KNEW THIS!!! WE ALL ARE MISS YOU SO. I WISH SO MUCH IN MY HEART THAT I COULD WAKE UP AND THIS ONLY BE A DREAM. PLEASE LET ME WAKE FROM THIS AND YOU COME BACK TO US IN THE MORNING.If only I could hold you in my arms again & kiss your perfect little face. I don’t know what we are gonna do without you. Today U fly w/ the Angels, but 4-ever in our hearts! Wrap your arms around him Lord & kiss his smiling face….he is a very special daddy who can never be replaced! I LOVE & MISS YOU SO!!! Love your daughter…’Doodle’ Daisy Ellen Strong.
love always, your wife, sandy