George Washington Childress Obituary, Saline County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Margie (Harris) Akins - grandniece Date: 29 Jan 2006 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** George Washington Childress February 4, 1999 Benton Courier George Washington Childress Obituary: Thursday, 4 Feb 1999, Benton Courier George Washington Childress of Benton died Wednesday Feb. 3, 1999. He was 79. Childress was born March 16, 1919 in Bauxite. He was a former Reynolds Metals Co. employee and an Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by a son, Phillip Wayne. Survivors include his wife, Christine McGhee Childress; two sons Lanny R. Childress of Lake Worth, Texas, and Robert Childress of Gainsville, Fordyce and Dwayne Gambill of California; four stepdaughters, Alice Martin of Sherwood, Pattie Richardson of Mt. Ida, Peggy Fay Brooks of Alexander and Karron Wilkerson of the Sardis community; two sons, Ralph Childress of Ohio and John Henry Childress of Cabot; and a sister, Nellie Blythe of Kansas. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at New Rosemont Cemetery in Benton. The Rev. L.D. Campbell will officiate.