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Christopher Reid Childers

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Christopher Reid Childers

Birth
Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Aug 2022 (aged 38)
O'Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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SLMPD-2022-47

Christopher Reid Childers, 38, of O'Fallon, Missouri passed away at 8:18 p.m. on Friday, August 19, 2022.

He was born August 9, 1984, in Alton, Illinois, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reid D. Childers Jr. and Karen Louis (Kadell) Childers of Alton Illinois.

He married the love of his life, Sara Nicole (White) Childers on August 6, 2011, in Godfrey, Illinois and she survives.

He was currently a private investigator with Advantage Surveillance. He proudly served as a police officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for several years and later with the St. Ann Police Department for a couple of years. Chris had a love for his brothers and sisters of law enforcement and loved serving the citizens of his communities.

He had a love for boxing and added the love to help by participating in the Guns 'N Hoses to support families and loved ones of local police and firefighters. He enjoyed music and loved playing the guitar, his days of skateboarding and caring for his pet snakes.

He cherished his little girls and loved being goofy and silly as the loving daddy he is.

In addition to his beloved wife and parents, he is survived by his daughters, Josie Rhae Childers and Claire Nicole Childers; a brother, Craig Childers of Alton; mother-in-law, Annette Proctor of Godfrey; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Michael and Denice Atchison of Chester; his grandmothers, Ann Childers of Alton and JoAnn Kadell of Alton; his grandmother-in-law, Beverly Nevins of Godfrey; brother-in-law, Anthony Proctor; three sisters-in-law, Bethany Proctor, Megan Atchison and Mikayla Atchison; best friend, Justin Holden of Austin, Texas; other extended family; colleagues and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Reid Douglas Childers Sr. and Donald Richard Kadell and a brother-in-law, Jeremy Proctor.

Memorials may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1810 Craig Road, Suite, 124, St. Louis, MO 63146, online at www.namistl.org or can be made to the family to establish a trust fund for his daughters and may be accepted at the funeral chapel.

You may join the service livestream on his tribute wall or leave a condolence to the family at www.irwinchapel.com.


To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Christopher, please visit our floral store.

Visitation:
Saturday, August 27, 2022
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Irwin Chapel of Glen Carbon
591 Glen Crossing Road
Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Funeral:
Saturday, August 27, 2022
10:00AM
Irwin Chapel of Glen Carbon
591 Glen Crossing Road
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
SLMPD-2022-47

Christopher Reid Childers, 38, of O'Fallon, Missouri passed away at 8:18 p.m. on Friday, August 19, 2022.

He was born August 9, 1984, in Alton, Illinois, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reid D. Childers Jr. and Karen Louis (Kadell) Childers of Alton Illinois.

He married the love of his life, Sara Nicole (White) Childers on August 6, 2011, in Godfrey, Illinois and she survives.

He was currently a private investigator with Advantage Surveillance. He proudly served as a police officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for several years and later with the St. Ann Police Department for a couple of years. Chris had a love for his brothers and sisters of law enforcement and loved serving the citizens of his communities.

He had a love for boxing and added the love to help by participating in the Guns 'N Hoses to support families and loved ones of local police and firefighters. He enjoyed music and loved playing the guitar, his days of skateboarding and caring for his pet snakes.

He cherished his little girls and loved being goofy and silly as the loving daddy he is.

In addition to his beloved wife and parents, he is survived by his daughters, Josie Rhae Childers and Claire Nicole Childers; a brother, Craig Childers of Alton; mother-in-law, Annette Proctor of Godfrey; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Michael and Denice Atchison of Chester; his grandmothers, Ann Childers of Alton and JoAnn Kadell of Alton; his grandmother-in-law, Beverly Nevins of Godfrey; brother-in-law, Anthony Proctor; three sisters-in-law, Bethany Proctor, Megan Atchison and Mikayla Atchison; best friend, Justin Holden of Austin, Texas; other extended family; colleagues and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Reid Douglas Childers Sr. and Donald Richard Kadell and a brother-in-law, Jeremy Proctor.

Memorials may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1810 Craig Road, Suite, 124, St. Louis, MO 63146, online at www.namistl.org or can be made to the family to establish a trust fund for his daughters and may be accepted at the funeral chapel.

You may join the service livestream on his tribute wall or leave a condolence to the family at www.irwinchapel.com.


To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Christopher, please visit our floral store.

Visitation:
Saturday, August 27, 2022
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Irwin Chapel of Glen Carbon
591 Glen Crossing Road
Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Funeral:
Saturday, August 27, 2022
10:00AM
Irwin Chapel of Glen Carbon
591 Glen Crossing Road
Glen Carbon, IL 62034

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