Truman H. Strong, 94, died July 12, 2008 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born April 14, 1914 at Dover, Oklahoma, the son of William Henry and Maggie (Jenner) Strong. He married Opal Wilson January 23, 1937 at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. She died February 4, 2007. A retired farmer, Mr. Strong was a Hoisington resident since 2000 when he came to stay with his granddaughter and caregiver, coming from Burns and Florence, Kansas. He was a 1935 graduate of Cassoday High School, Cassoday, Kansas. Mr. Strong was a member of the Wonsevue Christian Church where he was the past treasurer and a Deacon, and was a former board of director on the Burns Coop, all of Burns. Survivors include his granddaughter/caregivers: Debra and husband Don Mitchell, Hoisington, Kansas; one son, Truman Dean Strong, Farmersville, Texas; one daughter, Neva Hayes, Castle Rock, Colorado; one sister, Edna Campbell, Fort Scott, Kansas; four other grandchildren: Terri LeBlanc, Tammi James, Dallas Schuster, and Shawn Harper; fourteen great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Opal; one son, William "Bill" Strong; four brothers, Ernest Strong, Howard Strong, Earl Strong, and Roy Strong; and one sister, Minnie Hoyle. Funeral services will be at 9:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery, ElDorado, Kansas. Friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until service time, Friday, July 18, 2008 at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home.