Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
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BurialGreenview Cemetery, 1004 Montgomery Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [53681]
FlagsUS Army-Air Force, World War II
FatherLouis Allan CHILDREY (1878-1925)
Mother“Etta” Blanche Rosetta CLYMER (1896-1968)
Marriage1944 [53682]
Obituary Online notes for Mildred Ophelia McDONALD
Mildred Leake Childrey died Monday night, October 7, 2013, at her home in Reidsville, North Carolina. Her loving husband, Sam, was by her side when she passed into eternal rest.
She was 87-years, 6 months old when she departed this earth.
A native of Heard County, Georgia, she was the biological daughter of Minnie (nee Rider) McDonald Mitchell and George Lewis McDonald and named Mildred Ophelia McDonald.
When she was a young girl, she was placed in an orphanage in Toccoa Falls, GA. There she was legally adopted by Bennie Franklin Leake and Lucy Taylor Leake Saunders of Reidsville, NC, and she took their last name.
Mildred then moved to Reidsville and lived there for the remainder of her life. Although she once worked at the Reidsville plant of the American Tobacco Company, she left her job there to be a homemaker and spent the rest of her life looking after her husband and three sons.
She was an original member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church of Reidsville (now known as the Reidsville Alliance Church).
Mildred loved people and she adored animals. One of her favorite hobbies was to play the piano and learned to play it by ear. She was also a fantastic cook and was known for her homemade biscuits and for always keeping the coffee handy. She also enjoyed the occasional family trip to Oak Island, NC, (formerly known as Long Beach).
Along with her biological and adoptive parents, she was preceded in death by her oldest son, Samuel Wayne Childrey, who died August 6th, 2010.
Mildred's survivors included her loving husband of 69 years, Samuel Thomas Childrey. She was also survived by her sons, Thomas Dwight Childrey and wife Janice; and Mark Lewis Childrey and partner Terrell Bowers, all of Reidsville. Two granddaughters, Deborah Childrey Little and Cassie Childrey Jobe. Two great-grandchildren, Katelyn Little and Devin Little of Reidsville. Daughter-in-law, Carol Underwood Childrey of Reidsville. And of course, her faithful buddy, Max, a dachshund adopted from the Danville Area Humane Society of Danville, VA.
Mildred is interred in the front section (block 3) of Greenview Cemetery on Montgomery Street in Reidsville. She is buried next to her husband Sam (who died April, 2nd, 2017) and just to the north of the Penn family mausoleum. A granite stone marks their resting place.
"And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest!"
Bio by: Mark Childrey [53682]
She was 87-years, 6 months old when she departed this earth.
A native of Heard County, Georgia, she was the biological daughter of Minnie (nee Rider) McDonald Mitchell and George Lewis McDonald and named Mildred Ophelia McDonald.
When she was a young girl, she was placed in an orphanage in Toccoa Falls, GA. There she was legally adopted by Bennie Franklin Leake and Lucy Taylor Leake Saunders of Reidsville, NC, and she took their last name.
Mildred then moved to Reidsville and lived there for the remainder of her life. Although she once worked at the Reidsville plant of the American Tobacco Company, she left her job there to be a homemaker and spent the rest of her life looking after her husband and three sons.
She was an original member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church of Reidsville (now known as the Reidsville Alliance Church).
Mildred loved people and she adored animals. One of her favorite hobbies was to play the piano and learned to play it by ear. She was also a fantastic cook and was known for her homemade biscuits and for always keeping the coffee handy. She also enjoyed the occasional family trip to Oak Island, NC, (formerly known as Long Beach).
Along with her biological and adoptive parents, she was preceded in death by her oldest son, Samuel Wayne Childrey, who died August 6th, 2010.
Mildred's survivors included her loving husband of 69 years, Samuel Thomas Childrey. She was also survived by her sons, Thomas Dwight Childrey and wife Janice; and Mark Lewis Childrey and partner Terrell Bowers, all of Reidsville. Two granddaughters, Deborah Childrey Little and Cassie Childrey Jobe. Two great-grandchildren, Katelyn Little and Devin Little of Reidsville. Daughter-in-law, Carol Underwood Childrey of Reidsville. And of course, her faithful buddy, Max, a dachshund adopted from the Danville Area Humane Society of Danville, VA.
Mildred is interred in the front section (block 3) of Greenview Cemetery on Montgomery Street in Reidsville. She is buried next to her husband Sam (who died April, 2nd, 2017) and just to the north of the Penn family mausoleum. A granite stone marks their resting place.
"And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest!"
Bio by: Mark Childrey [53682]
Obituary Online notes for Samuel Thomas (Spouse 1)
Samuel Thomas Childrey of Reidsville went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017, at his home. He was laid to rest on Wednesday, April 5th, in the Greenview Cemetery with military burial rites performed by the Rockingham County Honor Guard and soldiers from the North Carolina Army National Guard.
He was 92-years, 7-months old when he departed this earth.
Sam, as he was better known, was a native of Rockingham County and was the son of the late Louis Allan and Etta Clymer Childrey Pryor. He lived his entire life in Reidsville except for his military service.
He was also a proud veteran of the United States Army Air Corps and served his country stateside during World War II.
Sam was a service technician with N.C. Gas Service where he worked for 31 years and was known to many customers in Rockingham County as "Sam the Gas Man." After his retirement from N.C. Gas Service, he then worked and retired from the maintenance department of the Reidsville City Schools. In his early years, he also worked various jobs in the area including the Red Pig Restaurant, the Reidsville Fire Department, and for Z. Griff Smith Lumber. Sam always believed in hard work and staying busy.
In his free time, Sam loved salt water fishing, rabbit and squirrel hunting, and spending as much time as possible at his family property at Oak Island, NC, (formerly known as Long Beach). He was also a dedicated and longtime member of the National Rifle Association.
He was preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 69 years, Mildred Leake Childrey, and his oldest son, Samuel Wayne Childrey.
Survivors include his sons, Thomas Dwight Childrey and wife Janice; and Mark Lewis Childrey and partner Terrell Bowers, all of Reidsville. Two granddaughters, Deborah Childrey Little and Cassie Childrey Jobe. Two great-grandchildren, Katelyn Little and Devin Little of Reidsville. Daughter-in-law, Carol Underwood Childrey of Reidsville.
During his last few years, Sam enjoyed spending lots of time with his best buddy Max, a rescue from the Danville Area Humane Society. Sam always has a soft spot in his heart for dachshunds like Max and many others before him.
Sam is interred in the front section (block 3) of Greenview Cemetery on Montgomery Street in Reidsville. He is buried next to his wife Mildred (who died October 7th, 2013) and just to the north of the Penn family mausoleum. A granite stone marks their resting place.
"And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest!" [53681]
He was 92-years, 7-months old when he departed this earth.
Sam, as he was better known, was a native of Rockingham County and was the son of the late Louis Allan and Etta Clymer Childrey Pryor. He lived his entire life in Reidsville except for his military service.
He was also a proud veteran of the United States Army Air Corps and served his country stateside during World War II.
Sam was a service technician with N.C. Gas Service where he worked for 31 years and was known to many customers in Rockingham County as "Sam the Gas Man." After his retirement from N.C. Gas Service, he then worked and retired from the maintenance department of the Reidsville City Schools. In his early years, he also worked various jobs in the area including the Red Pig Restaurant, the Reidsville Fire Department, and for Z. Griff Smith Lumber. Sam always believed in hard work and staying busy.
In his free time, Sam loved salt water fishing, rabbit and squirrel hunting, and spending as much time as possible at his family property at Oak Island, NC, (formerly known as Long Beach). He was also a dedicated and longtime member of the National Rifle Association.
He was preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 69 years, Mildred Leake Childrey, and his oldest son, Samuel Wayne Childrey.
Survivors include his sons, Thomas Dwight Childrey and wife Janice; and Mark Lewis Childrey and partner Terrell Bowers, all of Reidsville. Two granddaughters, Deborah Childrey Little and Cassie Childrey Jobe. Two great-grandchildren, Katelyn Little and Devin Little of Reidsville. Daughter-in-law, Carol Underwood Childrey of Reidsville.
During his last few years, Sam enjoyed spending lots of time with his best buddy Max, a rescue from the Danville Area Humane Society. Sam always has a soft spot in his heart for dachshunds like Max and many others before him.
Sam is interred in the front section (block 3) of Greenview Cemetery on Montgomery Street in Reidsville. He is buried next to his wife Mildred (who died October 7th, 2013) and just to the north of the Penn family mausoleum. A granite stone marks their resting place.
"And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest!" [53681]