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Donald Childers Sr

January 15, 1934 — October 12, 2011

Donald Childers Sr

Donald L. Childers Sr. age 77 of Delight died Wednesday, October 12. He was born January 15, 1934 in Pike County the son of J. B. and Lois Dixon Childers. He was retired Executive Director of the Odessa Youth Shelter in Odessa, TX and a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda Carol Childers and a brother James Terrell Childers.

Survivors include two sons, Donald L. Childers Jr. of Gresham, OR and James David Childers of Conway, AR. one daughter, Elizabeth Ellen Thompson and her husband William of McKinney, TX, one sister, Carrie Ruth Lockwood and her husband C. E. of Delight, AR and one granddaughter, Lauren Amanda Thompson.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 19 at 10 AM in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Chapel in Arkadelphia with Rev. Larry Miller and Rev. Larry Bloomfield officiating. Burial will be in the Delight Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 AM Wednesday till service time at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Delight Cemetery Fund C/O James McKnight, 18 L&M Lane, Delight, AR 71940.
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