This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Childress, Stanley, Oliver, Reece, Taylor, Rush, Evans, Branon, Ham Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/3690/mb.ashx Message Board Post: JONESVILLE - Mr. Conrad Jesse Childress, 85, a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather of Pardue Street, Jonesville, passed away, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born May 29, 1922, in Surry County to the late Joe and Ida Stanley Childress. Mr. Childress worked as a farmer, retired from Chatham Manufacturing with over 20 years of service and was manager of C& L U-Store-It. He was of the Baptist faith and in addition to his parents, was preceded in death by his two sisters, Collie Oliver and Vallie Reece; three brothers, Clyde Childress, Thurmond Childress and Bruce Childress; and a grandson, Senega Childress. Surviving are his beloved wife of 62 years, Esther Gregory Childress of the home; four sons, Vernon Childress of Lexington; Ronald Joe (Susan) Childress of Yadkinville; Tommy Childress of Jonesville; and Chris Childress (Dolores Taylor) of Jonesville; four grandchildren, Kim (Jeff) Rush, Robbie Childress, ! Lee Childress and Jeffery Childress; great-grandchildren Emma Evans, Wyatt Rush, Luke Rush, Lilly Rush, Dustin Childress and Amber Childress; and three sisters, Callie Branon and Agnes Ham, both of Yadkinville, and Nellie Smith of Midway. His funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Gentry Family Chapel in Yadkinville, with the Rev. Don Hudson and the Rev. Spencer King officiating. Burial will follow in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Feb. 21, at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Fall Creek Church Road, Jonesville, NC 28642. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 2/21/2008. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.