Harold G. Childress, 77, formerly of Town Creek, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at his home. His funeral will be Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Jackson Memory Funeral Home with Brother Vic Brackin and Brother Hugh Bohlin officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Childress was an active member of Donald Baptist Church for over 35 years and was presently a member of Faith Baptist Church in Leighton, Alabama. He attended Courtland High School and worked as a pipe fitter and welder at International Harvester for several years. He fabricated the first cab that fit on tractors for Edward Mauldin farms. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and a part-time comedian. He always had a nickname for everyone he met. He was loved by many family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Comer and Velmer Childress; his wife of 52 years, Marcleen A. Childress; one daughter, Donna C. Askew; one granddaughter, Maylee Kate Childress; three brothers, Henry Webster Childress, W.J. Childress, and Bobby Ray Childress; and three sisters, Earon Childress, Pat McCollough, and Louise Childress.
He is survived by one daughter, Deanna C. Goodwin and her husband, Vaughn, of Trinity, Alabama; one son, Jason H. Childress and his wife, Magan, of Pelham, Alabama; four grandchildren, Brooklyn Tidwell, Jenna Askew, and Avery and Greyson Childress; two great-grandchildren, Breelyn and Jaylyn Tidwell; two sisters, Marvinelle Lemmond and her husband, Sherman, and Brenda Jackson; three brothers, Robert S. Childress and his wife, Ann, Billy Childress and Darryl Childress; and two special sisters-in-law, Sandra Childress and Peggy Agee.
Pallbearers will be Michael Childress, David Childress, Chris Childress, Zac Childress, Brian Childress, Jamie McMeans, and Keith Martin.
