Fletcher Strother, 81, of Silsbee, died Saturday, January 17, 2015.  He was born on May 28, 1933, in Velasco, to Lula Emily Brisco Strother and Horace Strother.  Fletcher was a retired carpenter.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby; children, Jessie Sallas of Fred; Ruben Strother and his wife Judy; Sandra Patton and her husband, Darwin; and Audrey Ledesma, all of Silsbee; twelve grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and siblings, Everett, D.W. Lavern, Orabelle, Luellen, William, Clifford, and Patsey.

He is preceded in death by his parents; grandsons, Nathan Strother and Brayden Gibson; sister, Annette Close; and brothers, Elmer and David Strother.

A gathering of Mr. Strother’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2015, at The Church of Silsbee, 225 East Avenue K, Silsbee,   His funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at The Church of Silsbee, with interment to follow at Old Hardin Cemetery, Kountze, under the direction of Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee.