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Carl Walter Childs

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Carl Walter Childs

Birth
Adair County, Iowa, USA
Death
2 Aug 1962 (aged 78)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Grand River Township, Adair County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Carl Walter Childs, son of Benjamin Franklin Childs and Ellen Thatcher Childs was born in Grand River township, Adair County, Iowa, Jan 30th 1884.
His early education was received in the nearby school at the Grand River Center. He also attended the Greenfield High School.
He was a member of the Adair County Farm Bureau since its early organization.
The Grand River Center Cemetery became a monumental landmark under the supervised landscaping with shrubs and flowers by Mr. Childs. To him this hallowed spot linked the memory of generations past with the present.
His death occurred on August 2, 1962 at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines at the age of 78 years, 7 months, 2 days.
Carl Walter Childs, son of Benjamin Franklin Childs and Ellen Thatcher Childs was born in Grand River township, Adair County, Iowa, Jan 30th 1884.
His early education was received in the nearby school at the Grand River Center. He also attended the Greenfield High School.
He was a member of the Adair County Farm Bureau since its early organization.
The Grand River Center Cemetery became a monumental landmark under the supervised landscaping with shrubs and flowers by Mr. Childs. To him this hallowed spot linked the memory of generations past with the present.
His death occurred on August 2, 1962 at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines at the age of 78 years, 7 months, 2 days.


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  • Maintained by: CAC
  • Originally Created by: 46620252
  • Added: May 18, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19433141/carl_walter-childs: accessed ), memorial page for Carl Walter Childs (30 Jan 1884–2 Aug 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19433141, citing Grand River Cemetery, Grand River Township, Adair County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by CAC (contributor 47084347).