Waco Tribune-Herald

July 7, 2007

Waco, McLennan Co., Texas

Hugh Burrell Childs Jr.

August 10, 1947 – July 5, 2007

     Hugh Burrell Childs Jr., 86, of Temple, died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at a Temple hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at Memorial Baptist Church in Temple with the Rev. Roy Parker and the Rev. Robert Mattson officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. in Blue Ridge Cemetery near Marlin.

     Mr. Childs was born in Marlin, to Hugh B. and Maudie Morgan Childs. He married Laura May Kinard on Aug. 10, 1947 in Marlin. Mr. Childs was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He retired in 1981 after working 36 years at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marlin. Mr. Childs served as a deacon for more than 50 years at First Baptist Church in Marlin. He also was a member of the Macedonian Fellowship in Belton and the Memorial Baptist Church in Temple. He was a member of the Marlin Lions Club and the American Legion.

     He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Lionel Childs, Darrell Childs and John "Sonny" Childs.

     He is survived by his wife, Laura Childs, of Temple; son, Charles Hugh Childs and his wife, Nancy, of Cleveland, Texas; daughters, Cindy Baird and her husband, Thomas, of Temple, Carol Brown and her husband, Glen, of League City, and Celia Aimone and her husband, Bill, of Houston; brothers, Jack Childs and his wife, Mary, of Marlin, Don Childs and his wife, Joyce, of Houston; sisters, Joy Davison and her husband, Richard, of Bryan, Patsy Swenson and her husband, Arnold, of Groves, Texas, and Betty Cunningham and her husband, Robert, of Marlin; grandchildren, Suzannah, Jordan, Zach, Jeff, Julie and LauraLee Baird, Daniel, Samuel, Timothy, and Eli Brown, and Allie and Will Aimone; and many nieces and nephews.

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Submitted by

Ken Gates

Marlin Democrat

Marlin, Falls County, Texas

Hugh Burrell Childs, Jr.
August 10, 1947 - July 5, 2007

Hugh Burrell Childs, Jr., 86, of Temple died Thursday July 5, 2007 in a Temple Hospital.

Services for Mr. Childs were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7 at the Memorial Baptist Church in Temple with Rev. Roy Parker and Rev. Robert Mattson officiating. Graveside services were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Ridge Cemetery near Marlin.

Mr. Childs was born in Marlin, Texas and is the son of Hugh B. and Maudie Morgan Childs Sr.

He married the former Laura May Kinard August 10, 1947 in Marlin, Texas. Mr. Childs was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran of World War II.

He retired in 1981 after 36 years of service with the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marlin. He was a deacon for more than 50 years with the First Baptist Church in Marlin. He also was a member of the Macedonian Fellowship in Belton and was a member of the Memorial Baptist Church in Temple. He had been a member of the Marlin Lions Club and the American Legion.

Mr. Childs is survived by his wife Laura Kinard Childs of Temple; one son, Charles H. Childs of Cleveland; three daughters, Cindy Baird of Temple, Carol Brown of League City, and Celia Aimone of Houston. He is also survived by two brothers, Jack M. Childs of Marlin and Don A. Childs of Houston and three sisters, Joy Davison of Bryan, Patsy Swenson of Port Arthur, and Betty Cunningham of Marlin and 12 grandchildren.

A family visitation was held from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Scanio-Harper Funeral in Temple.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Memorial Baptist Church 6161 South 5th Street, Temple, Texas 76504, or the First Baptist Church, 309 Coleman Marlin, Texas 76661, or the Blue Ridge Cemetery Association.