MCCLENNEY, Josie Renee

Josie Renee McClenney

Birth: September 14, 1996
Death: March 29, 2020

Obituary

Ms. Josie McClenney, age 23, of Headland, Alabama, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Josie was born on September 14, 1996 in Dothan, Alabama, the daughter of Jennifer McClenney and Billy Nix. She was preceded in death by her mother; her step-father, Scotty Paul Strickland, Sr.; grandparents, William McClenney and Betty Williams; 2 aunts Gwen McClenney and Frankie Strickland.

Left to cherish her memories are: father, Billy Nix (Jessica); 2 brothers, Scotty Strickland, Jr., Billy Nix, Jr.; 2 sisters, Briana Strickland (Henry), Emily Nix; grandmothers, Anna Strickland, Sandra Williams; nephew, Elijah Stokes; cousins, Mary Faircloth, Wade Lecroy, Jonathon Lecroy, Tina Lecroy, Lashanda Cota, Greg Cota, Jodi Pate, Clint Dykes, Myra Nolan, Jacob Pate; and many more extended family.

Josie was a loving, kind woman who loved helping people. In her spare time, she enjoyed shopping.

Glover Funeral Home of Eufaula was entrusted with the arrangements (334) 687-5725. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com

Criminal News

Eufaula man arrested in Headland homicide; victim identified

HEADLAND — A Eufaula man has been arrested and charged in the murder of a Headland woman whose body was discovered in her apartment Sunday with multiple stab wounds after neighbors notified police they were concerned about her whereabouts.

Stephon Arkel Walton, 23, is charged in the homicide of Josie Renee McClenney, 23. Police said McClenney and Walton were involved in an “off-and-on” relationship for a long period of time.

The Headland Police Department and the Henry County Coroner’s Office are still investigating the crime scene at Greentree Apartments after residents notified police about a neighbor’s well-being.

According to Headland police Chief Mark Jones, several residents were worried about McClenney, who they had not seen in some time, and a foul odor was reported coming from McClenney’s apartment.

“Officers arrived on scene to find a female victim in her early 20s stabbed to death in her apartment,” Jones said. “At this time, it appears the victim was stabbed multiple times. We believe, at this time, the victim had been dead for three to four days. Additional testing will be conducted, due to the condition of the body.”

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