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Poultry pioneer, community leader Loyd Strickland dies
Crystal Farms founder was key figure in Gainesville State College, I-985
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Loyd Strickland is seen in this undated photo from Times archives. The founder of Chestnut Mountain-based Crystal Farms, one of the state's top egg producers, and a leading community figure in education and transportation died Friday at age 87.
Loyd Strickland, a poultry pioneer and key player in Hall County’s development in education and transportation, died Friday. He was 87. Strickland, of Chestnut Mountain, devoted much of his life to the poultry business as founder of Chestnut Mountain Hatchery in 1947.