The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Monday, October 4, 1943 CITY BRIEFS page three PAUL W. CHILDERS DEAD – Paul W. Childers, a member of the bar since 1911 and a Resident of this city for the last 40 years, died in The Dalles, Sunday, October 3, aged 58. He was born October 2, 1885, at Palouse, in Whitman county, Washington, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Childers and, after coming to The Dalles, worked as a clerk in the postoffice, studied law in the office of Menefee & Wilson and was admitted to the Oregon bar 32 years ago. He was Associated for short intervals with R.R. Butler, Duane Pinkerton and Fred Finsley; also, with Harry Hoy of Portland. Mr. Childers is survived by his wife, Dora; one son, Horace Childers, Seal Beach, California, and two daughters, Mrs. Jerome Simkins, Salem [Oregon], and Mrs. Dorothy Livingstone, Seal Beach, California. The funeral will be held from the C.R. Callaway & Son chapel at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, followed by interment at the Odd Fellows cemetery. The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Tuesday, October 5, 1943 CITY BRIEFS page five LAST RITES HELD – The funeral of attorney Paul W. Childers, 58, a resident of The Dalles for the past 40 years and a practicing lawyer since 1911, when he Was admitted to the Oregon bar, was held at 2:30 this afternoon from the C.R. Callaway & Son chapel, followed by committal in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson >From: "Beverly Schubert" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Obituary Lookup for Paul W. CHILDERS >Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 06:24:35 -0800 > > >Earline >Are you still doing lookups for obits? I know the weather is bad right now >(ours is also), but when it is better - I am looking for an obit for Paul >W. CHILDERS. He died 3 Oct 1943 at The Dalles. There should be a good >write-up as he was a lawyer in The Dalles for a number of years. > >Appreciate any help. > >Bev Schubert >Vancouver, WA _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx