Posted on: Freestone County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/FreestoneObits/142 Surname: Childs, Willhouse, Hudson ------------------------- Fairfield Recorder, Fairfield Texas Friday, January 22, 1926 MITCHELL CHILDS DIES IN MARYLAND Mitchell CHILDS, 21, son of Mr. & Mrs. Howell CHILDS of Fairfield, died in Baltimore Maryland last Monday morning of flu-pneumonia. He was in Baltimore with his brother, Travis and family. Skilled physicans and nurses waited on him and no effort was spared to save is life. The remains, aaccompanied by Travis, arrived here Wednesday night. Burial was in the Fairfield Cemetery Thursday afternoon following impressive services at the First Baptist Church by Rev.’s H. L. MCKISSICK and I. O. DENT. A very touching and impressive part of the service was the address of Rev. Lafayette CHILDS, and young minister and brother of Mitchell. Deceased leaves a father and mother, a sister, Mary Lou of Fairfield, three brothers, Rev. Lafayette CHILDS and Leon CHILDS of Fort Worth and Travis CHILDS of Baltimore, also a large number of other relatives. Quite a number of relatives from out of town were here to attend the services, als Miss Mary WILLHOUSE, of Texas City, to whom Mitchell was engaged, her sister, Miss Edith WILLHOUSE and Mr. B. A. HUDSON also of Texas City.