James Wallace "Bill" Childers Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

James “Bill” Wallace Childers, 69 year-old Miami, Oklahoma, resident passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bill was born on October 1, 1949, in Phillips County, Arkansas, to Joseph Henry Childers and Ester Charity (Lynch) Childers. Bill served in the United States Army during Vietnam in 1967. He was a hard worker. He worked as a maintenance person for Miami Nursing Home and as forklift driver for Sunbeam in Neosho, Missouri. While working for Sunbeam, Bill was awarded a certificate for never missing a day of work and never being late to work for 10 years. He enjoyed fishing, particularly crappie and going boating. He was also a fan of catfishing. Bill moved his family to Oklahoma in 1950. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Ester Childers and two brothers, Danny Childers and Wayne Childers. Bill is survived by three sons, Dusty Childers and wife Rachelle of Seneca, Missouri, Tim Childers and wife Donelle of Mustang, Oklahoma, and Kory White and wife Amye of Miami, Oklahoma; four brothers, Bob Childers of Wyandotte, Oklahoma, Larry Childers of Pryor, Oklahoma, Jim Childers of Miami, Oklahoma and Don Childers of Blue Jacket, Oklahoma; five sisters, Betty Green of Welch, Oklahoma, Jeanette Collins, of Grove, Oklahoma, Linda Mclure of Seneca, Missouri, Joyce, Holt of Seneca, Missouri and Sue Hanson of Burbank, Oklahoma; six grandchildren and 1 great- grandchild. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Brown-Winters Funeral Home Chapel in Fairland, Oklahoma. Reverend Geoff Buffalo will officiate. Interment to follow at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Grove, Oklahoma. Notes of encouragement for the family may be left at www.brown-winters.com Services are under the direction of Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fairland.

James Wallace "Bill" Childers

October 1, 1949 - May 9, 2019