Peggy Shoulders Childrey

Peggy Shoulders Childrey obituary

Peggy Shoulders Childrey

Peggy Childrey Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home on Aug. 17, 2025.

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Peggy Shoulders Childrey, 81, of Newbern, Tennessee, died on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at her residence in Newbern, Tennessee.
Born Wednesday, July 26, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Claude Halum Shoulders and the late Virginia Ballard Shoulders.

Private graveside services for Mrs. Childrey will be held at a later date at Church Grove Cemetery in Newbern, Tennessee.

She is survived by three sons, Phillip Childrey (Penny) of Ridgely, Tennessee, Marty Childrey of Newbern, Tennessee and Chris Childrey of Dyersburg, Tennessee and two grandchildren, Preston Childrey and Dillion Childrey.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, of sixty-two years, Gordon "Pete" Childrey, one granddaughter, Kaylee Childrey; five brothers, Larry Gene Shoulders, Danny Monroe Shoulders, Charles Dewayne Shoulders, John Ardie Shoulders and Donnie Chris Shoulders and three sisters, Betty Sue "Susie" Everett, Sherry Gail Stafford and Latricia Jackson.

Online condolences may be made to the family at johnsonwilliamsfuneralhome.com. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Peggy Shoulders Childrey.

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