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Rachel Childress Obituary
Rachel Burks Childress, 80, of Appomattox, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late John William Childress Jr.
Born in Buckingham County on Dec. 27, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Josiah and Bessie Wright Burks. Rachel was a member of Maple Grove Pentecostal Church and attended the House of Prayer. She was a retired seamstress with Courtland Manufacturing and a former Appomattox County school bus driver.
She is survived by a son, J. W. (Peewee) Childress III, and wife, Brenda, of Gladstone; three daughters, Amanda Branch, of Newport News, Evelyn (Sister) McDonald and husband, James, of Hampton, and Crystal McCormick and husband, Donnie, of Appomattox; a sister, Christine Light, of Appomattox; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and her special caregivers, Bernice Thomas and Angela Broadwater.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at Robinson Funeral Home by the Rev. Jerry Childress. Burial will follow in the Burks Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, Nov. 5, 2010, at the funeral home and other times at the home of Peewee, 536 Mockingbird Land, Gladstone, and at the home of Crystal, 227 Avery Lane, Appomattox.
Those wishing to make memorials please consider the American Diabetes Foundation, P.O. Box 1131, Alexandria, VA 22303, or the American Heart Association, 2395 South Fork Road, Appomattox, VA 24522.
Robinson Funeral Home and Cremation Service is serving the family, and an online condolence may be sent at www.robinsonfuneral.com.
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Cherray Brown
November 6, 2010
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
arylece cousins
November 5, 2010
Crystal,
May only God above be who you rely on in the days ahead to give you the strenght you will need to find comfort in the lost of your mother. Tony and I will be praying for both you and your family. God Bless you.
Rev. Tony & Mechi Cousins
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