John Bailey Childress Obituary, Saline County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Margie (Harris) Akins - gr-grandfather Date: 16 Jan 2006 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** John Bailey Childress December 10, 1959 Benton Courier John Bailey Childress, 80, a retired farmer of Benton died Sunday at his home. He was a Baptist and a Mason. Survivors include 5 sons, Ralph Childress of Kansas City, Charley Childress of California and George, Roy and John Henry of Benton; 3 daughters, Mrs. S. A. Johnson of Missouri, Mrs. B. F. Earnheart and Mrs. L. A. Harris of Benton; a brother, N. H. Childress of Little Rock; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Akins of Benton; 23 grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. Funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Burial was at Mt. Olive Cemetery.