Hunt Co., TX - Obits: Louie Wilson Richards Childress
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Mrs. Louie Wilson Richards Childress
    Celeste--Mrs. Louie Wilson Richards Childress, of Celeste, beloved mother,
grandmother, and aunt passed away early Thursday morning at Parkland Hospital
in Dallas after suffering from complications from a motor vehicle accident in
the late September near Celeste in Hunt County (CR 1093).
    Mrs. Childress was born in Hunt County, Texas on November 22, 1918, the
daughter of Sarah Whited Richards and Wilson Randolph (Wilkes) Richards.  She
was graduated from Celeste High School in 1937 and earned her BS and MS degrees
from East Texas Statue University in Commerce.  She married George William
Ferguson Childress on June 6, 1937, in Leonard, Texas.  She taught elementary
school in El Paso, Memphis, Farwell, Seagoville, and Mesquite before retiring
in 1984.  Following retirement, she and her husband returned to their home in
the Dulaney community in Hunt County.
    Mrs. Childress is survived by her son, George Wilson Childress, M. D., and
wife Janice Childress of McKinney; grandson, Michael Childress of Stephenville;
granddaughters Andrea Childress Gilstrap and husband Brain Gilstrap of McKinney
and granddaughter Meredith Childress Price and Husband Lt. Aaron Price of
McKinley; nieces Jane Ellen Hair of Rio Rico, Arizona, Charlsey Ann Tidwell of
Celeste, and Evelyn McGee of Leonard; nephews Ronnie Childress and Harry
Childress of Celeste; sisters-in-law Margie Childress of Celeste and Bonnie
LeBlanc of Gonzales, Louisiana.
    Mrs. Childress was a member of the Church of Christ in Celeste.  Her
husband, George F. Childress, sister Ardale James and brothers Russell Richards
and John Richards preceded her in death.
    Services will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, October 12, 2003, with Brother
Charles Wrenn and Brother A. C. Quinn officiating.  Mrs. Childress will be laid
to rest beside her late husband George F. Childress at Dulaney Cemetery.
    Serving as pallbearers will be Mrs. Childress' nephews, Ronnie Childress
and Harry Childress and her great-nephews, Brad Nichols, Terry Childress, Jared
Hair, and Joshua Hair.
    Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ, PO BOX 386, Celeste, Texas
75423-0386 or the First United Church 315 North Church Street, McKinney, Texas
75069.
    Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard has charge of the arrangements.
(October 12, 2003, The Greenville Herald Banner)