A native of Augusta, Georgia, he was the second child of the late James Franklin Strother, Sr. and the late Lillian Weathersbee. He attended Glenn Hills High School and graduated as Salutatorian for the Class of 1971. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 1975.

Mr. Strother began working at Strother's Printing alongside his father in the late 1970s. He later became the operator and later owner until he retired in 2024. He enjoyed trivia, watching comedies, playing guitar, banjo, ukelele, keyboard and singing.

Mr. Strother is survived by his wife Linda Strother; his two children: Zachary Strother (Irina) of Kazan, Russia; Wyatt Strother of Aiken, SC; two step-children, Lauren Rider (Steven) of Knoxville, TN; and Jessica Christian (Joe) of Aiken, SC; his two sisters, Cheryl Faglier (Donald) of Grovetown, GA and Jan Grooms (Darrell) of Grovetown, GA; six step-grandchildren, and several nephews and grand-nephews.

The funeral service will be held Monday, December 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Storey Chapel of First Baptist Church of Augusta with Rev. Philip Hedgecoth officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. A reception will follow onsite at First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Ext. Augusta, GA 30909.

Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com

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Published by The Aiken Standard on Dec. 18, 2025.

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Diane Alexander

December 18, 2025

Working for Rodney, I felt like he truly cared about us as human beings, not just "employees." It is rare to feel your employer cares about you. It was an honor and privilege to spend 8 years with. He was humble, funny and kind.

The story of Ignats the rat is one of my favorites. Oh how that rat outsmarted us is. I brought my game camera in and set it up in the back room because we couldn´t figure out how he was getting past the closed door. We caught several of Ignat´s not so smart relatives but never caught him. In the end, Rodney put out poison and Ignats "took the bait." And of course he decided to die in that back room where Rodney kept a LOT of stuff. So then we had to get Ignats out because of the smell. This tale has taken a dark turn so I should probably just stop...

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