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Maurice “Reesie” Sanders Childress

Birth
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Death
5 Oct 2020 (aged 99)
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Ms. Maurice Childress, affectionately called "Reesie" as in Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 5, 2020. She was born to David & Prentice Sanders on September 29, 1921, in Bowling Green, KY. She was preceded in death by all her siblings, both parents, and her late husband, James Childress, Sr. Maurice lived a profoundly blessed life displaying resilience from many of life's challenges. She worked hard as a wife, mother, and employee of Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Center before retiring as a cook after 17 years of service. She was a life-long member of the COTLG (Jewell Dominion) and faithfully served the call of an ordained minister and church mother for many years.
Published in Dayton Daily News on Oct. 11, 2020.
Ms. Maurice Childress, affectionately called "Reesie" as in Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 5, 2020. She was born to David & Prentice Sanders on September 29, 1921, in Bowling Green, KY. She was preceded in death by all her siblings, both parents, and her late husband, James Childress, Sr. Maurice lived a profoundly blessed life displaying resilience from many of life's challenges. She worked hard as a wife, mother, and employee of Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Center before retiring as a cook after 17 years of service. She was a life-long member of the COTLG (Jewell Dominion) and faithfully served the call of an ordained minister and church mother for many years.
Published in Dayton Daily News on Oct. 11, 2020.

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  • Created by: Debra Lewis
  • Added: Oct 11, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216676553/maurice-childress: accessed ), memorial page for Maurice “Reesie” Sanders Childress (29 Sep 1921–5 Oct 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216676553, citing West Memory Gardens Cemetery, Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Debra Lewis (contributor 47735484).