Obituary - Doris (Shepherd) Childress
CHILDRESS DANVILLE, Va. - Mrs. Doris Shepherd Childress, 78, of Danville,
Va. passed away on Friday, June 22, 2007, at Stratford Rehabilitation
Center. She was born May 2, 1929, in Beckley, W. Va., to the late John H.
Shepherd and Nellie Gill Shepherd. In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by seven brothers. Mrs. Childress was a member of Holland
Road Baptist Church and the Ladies' Sunday school class. She lived in the
Danville area for the past 65 years and worked a number of years as a
waitress for G. C. Murphy. Mrs. Childress is survived by her husband
of 56 years, Dewey C. Childress of the home; two daughters, Peggy Beamon of
Westover Drive in Danville, Va. and Sandra Childress of Providence, N.J.; a
son, William H. Childress of Germanton; two sisters, Sue Brooks and Dolly
Barber both of Danville; a brother, Richard Shepherd also of Danville; four
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted at
2 p.m. Monday, June 25, at Danville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, with the
Revs. James Mayes and Aubrey Dewberry officiating. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 this evening, June 24, at Swicegood Funeral Home.
Published in Winston-Salem Journal on June 24, 2007