OBIT-GERALD CHILDRESS

	Gerald Childress, aged 92, passed away Sun.,Oct. 3, 1993. 
He is survived by: his wife Jessie (Johnson) Childress; one son, Lewis 
(Anita) Childress of Lowell; three daughters, Marjorie(Charles) Osburn;
and Barbara(Gene)Rust both of Hebron and Geraldine (Carl) Thompson of 
South Bend; three stepsons, Kenneth (Gretchen) Johnson of Lake Forest 
Ill; James(Candi) Johnson of Lowell and Herbert(Darlene)Johnson of 
Estero, Fla.; one stepdaughter Joyce Timmes of Estero, Fla. 23 
grandchildren; 11 step grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; one 
great-great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded 
in death by wife Rose Childress on Sept. 27, 1979. Funeral services 
were held at 11 a.m. Oct. 6 at the First United Methodist Church in 
Lowell, with Pastor John K. Worthington officiating. Burial followed 
at West Creek Cemetery in Lowell. Visitation was held from 2-5 p.m. 
and 7-9 p.m. Oct. 5 at Sheets Funeral Home, Lowell. Gerald Childress 
was the son of Lewis A. Childress and Julia V.(nee Dickey) Childress.
A farmer, he was a member of the First Methodist Church in Lowell for 
over fifty years, a member of the Indian Trail Grange in Lowell, and 
the Farm Bureau, and a past member of the Agriculture Conservation and 
Stabilization Committee. Memorial contributions made be made to the 
First United Methodist Church in Lowell. 10/13/1993


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