Eldon D. Childers, age 78, of Windsor, Missouri passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his home after a lengthy respiratory illness. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. The family will receive friends between 1:00-2:00 P.M. Interment will be in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome. Among survivors is a son, Leslie Childers of Clinton, Missouri and grandson, Matthew Childers of Humansville, Missouri; 2 brothers, Carrol Childers of Peoria, Illinois and Calvin Childers of Clinton, Missouri; 2 sisters, Verna Quattlebaum of Clinton, Missouri and Lois Buchanan of Springfield, Missouri, as well as 12 nieces and nephews. Duane was born in the Quarles community on October 11, 1935, the fifth child of Audie Childers and Augusta Tubbesing Childers, both having preceded him in death. His wife, Lois Betty Smith Childers preceded him in death on July 3, 2000. They were married on October 15, 1965. She worked at Clearfield Foods until her retirement in 1998. Others who have preceded him in death are brothers Melvin Childers and Dennis Childers; a sister, Geraldine Hotsenpiller; four in-laws: Imogene Childers (Carroll), Lloyd Hotsenpiller (Geraldine), Ray Buchanan (Lois), and Ailous Quattlebaum (Verna); his grandparents and all aunts and uncles.
Being born during the Great Depression of the early 1930s, working for the material things in life was essential and was instilled in the young people. Duane, all through the years since age 6, lived by those principals under physical handicap of one leg being shorter, but proved he could be a success. Most of the years he worked a full-time job and farmed, row-cropping and raising hogs on the farms he and his wife owned. He worked in Kansas and Oklahoma at missile sites being built before working for the U.S. Government in Kansas City and at Whiteman Air Force Base, where he retired in October 1990 with 33 years of federal civil service time. Duane was educated in rural one-room schools and graduated from Norris High School, the Class of 1953, which was the last year of high school at Norris. He successfully completed military training classes in the various career fields in which he was assigned. Both grandparent families were interested in music which made times cheerful and happy and was carried onto grandchildren. Music was a big social part in Duane's life which is where he met his wife, Lois. They were well matched, both liked gardening, flowers, traveling and camping. Together, they worked hard to provide for their family. Duane was of quiet nature and was a wonderful brother. He will be sadly missed. He will always be remembered by his family and friends for all of his caring acts of kindness and expressions of love. His grandson, Matthew, who has always came to visit on weekends and at every available opportunity, found a special place in his grandpa's heart. Matthew, an exceptional grandchild, returned his heartfelt love and personal sacrifice by caring for grandpa in the home since December 2012. He became a member of the Quarles Baptist Church as a young boy. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.
Being born during the Great Depression of the early 1930s, working for the material things in life was essential and was instilled in the young people. Duane, all through the years since age 6, lived by those principals under physical handicap of one leg being shorter, but proved he could be a success. Most of the years he worked a full-time job and farmed, row-cropping and raising hogs on the farms he and his wife owned. He worked in Kansas and Oklahoma at missile sites being built before working for the U.S. Government in Kansas City and at Whiteman Air Force Base, where he retired in October 1990 with 33 years of federal civil service time. Duane was educated in rural one-room schools and graduated from Norris High School, the Class of 1953, which was the last year of high school at Norris. He successfully completed military training classes in the various career fields in which he was assigned. Both grandparent families were interested in music which made times cheerful and happy and was carried onto grandchildren. Music was a big social part in Duane's life which is where he met his wife, Lois. They were well matched, both liked gardening, flowers, traveling and camping. Together, they worked hard to provide for their family. Duane was of quiet nature and was a wonderful brother. He will be sadly missed. He will always be remembered by his family and friends for all of his caring acts of kindness and expressions of love. His grandson, Matthew, who has always came to visit on weekends and at every available opportunity, found a special place in his grandpa's heart. Matthew, an exceptional grandchild, returned his heartfelt love and personal sacrifice by caring for grandpa in the home since December 2012. He became a member of the Quarles Baptist Church as a young boy. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.
Eldon D. Childers, age 78, of Windsor, Missouri passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his home after a lengthy respiratory illness. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. The family will receive friends between 1:00-2:00 P.M. Interment will be in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome. Among survivors is a son, Leslie Childers of Clinton, Missouri and grandson, Matthew Childers of Humansville, Missouri; 2 brothers, Carrol Childers of Peoria, Illinois and Calvin Childers of Clinton, Missouri; 2 sisters, Verna Quattlebaum of Clinton, Missouri and Lois Buchanan of Springfield, Missouri, as well as 12 nieces and nephews. Duane was born in the Quarles community on October 11, 1935, the fifth child of Audie Childers and Augusta Tubbesing Childers, both having preceded him in death. His wife, Lois Betty Smith Childers preceded him in death on July 3, 2000. They were married on October 15, 1965. She worked at Clearfield Foods until her retirement in 1998. Others who have preceded him in death are brothers Melvin Childers and Dennis Childers; a sister, Geraldine Hotsenpiller; four in-laws: Imogene Childers (Carroll), Lloyd Hotsenpiller (Geraldine), Ray Buchanan (Lois), and Ailous Quattlebaum (Verna); his grandparents and all aunts and uncles.
Being born during the Great Depression of the early 1930s, working for the material things in life was essential and was instilled in the young people. Duane, all through the years since age 6, lived by those principals under physical handicap of one leg being shorter, but proved he could be a success. Most of the years he worked a full-time job and farmed, row-cropping and raising hogs on the farms he and his wife owned. He worked in Kansas and Oklahoma at missile sites being built before working for the U.S. Government in Kansas City and at Whiteman Air Force Base, where he retired in October 1990 with 33 years of federal civil service time. Duane was educated in rural one-room schools and graduated from Norris High School, the Class of 1953, which was the last year of high school at Norris. He successfully completed military training classes in the various career fields in which he was assigned. Both grandparent families were interested in music which made times cheerful and happy and was carried onto grandchildren. Music was a big social part in Duane's life which is where he met his wife, Lois. They were well matched, both liked gardening, flowers, traveling and camping. Together, they worked hard to provide for their family. Duane was of quiet nature and was a wonderful brother. He will be sadly missed. He will always be remembered by his family and friends for all of his caring acts of kindness and expressions of love. His grandson, Matthew, who has always came to visit on weekends and at every available opportunity, found a special place in his grandpa's heart. Matthew, an exceptional grandchild, returned his heartfelt love and personal sacrifice by caring for grandpa in the home since December 2012. He became a member of the Quarles Baptist Church as a young boy. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.
Being born during the Great Depression of the early 1930s, working for the material things in life was essential and was instilled in the young people. Duane, all through the years since age 6, lived by those principals under physical handicap of one leg being shorter, but proved he could be a success. Most of the years he worked a full-time job and farmed, row-cropping and raising hogs on the farms he and his wife owned. He worked in Kansas and Oklahoma at missile sites being built before working for the U.S. Government in Kansas City and at Whiteman Air Force Base, where he retired in October 1990 with 33 years of federal civil service time. Duane was educated in rural one-room schools and graduated from Norris High School, the Class of 1953, which was the last year of high school at Norris. He successfully completed military training classes in the various career fields in which he was assigned. Both grandparent families were interested in music which made times cheerful and happy and was carried onto grandchildren. Music was a big social part in Duane's life which is where he met his wife, Lois. They were well matched, both liked gardening, flowers, traveling and camping. Together, they worked hard to provide for their family. Duane was of quiet nature and was a wonderful brother. He will be sadly missed. He will always be remembered by his family and friends for all of his caring acts of kindness and expressions of love. His grandson, Matthew, who has always came to visit on weekends and at every available opportunity, found a special place in his grandpa's heart. Matthew, an exceptional grandchild, returned his heartfelt love and personal sacrifice by caring for grandpa in the home since December 2012. He became a member of the Quarles Baptist Church as a young boy. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.
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