The Daily Independent
Jul 13, 2007
Carolyn Childers - 1916-2007
Carolyn Swetnam Carey Childers, 91, residing in Catlettsburg since 1944, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.
Mrs. Childers was born Jan. 20, 1916, in Blaine, Ky., the daughter of the late Charles W. and Carrie Swetnam Carey, and a direct descendant of Neri Swetnam, one of the first settlers of Blaine who came to the area in 1804.
She was preceded by two husbands, Sgt. James B. Shelton, whose B-24 was lost over the Pacific during World War II, and Don Carlos Childers in 1986; and a stepson, Glen F. Childers.
Mrs. Childers was a retired teacher, having taught in Catlettsburg schools for 30 years and Lawrence County schools for seven years. She was a member of First Christian Church in Louisa, Ky., a lifetime member of Eastern Star, Mistletoe Chapter 144, Kentucky Retired Teachers Association and Kentucky Historical Society.
A funeral service to honor the life of Carolyn Childers will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2007 at Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home, Panola Street, Catlettsburg. Words of inspiration will be offered by the Rev. Mabel Johnson. Committal will follow in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 401 West Madison Street, Louisa, KY 41230, American Heart Association, 1544 Winchester Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, or Community Hospice, 1538 Central Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101.
Jul 13, 2007
Carolyn Childers - 1916-2007
Carolyn Swetnam Carey Childers, 91, residing in Catlettsburg since 1944, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.
Mrs. Childers was born Jan. 20, 1916, in Blaine, Ky., the daughter of the late Charles W. and Carrie Swetnam Carey, and a direct descendant of Neri Swetnam, one of the first settlers of Blaine who came to the area in 1804.
She was preceded by two husbands, Sgt. James B. Shelton, whose B-24 was lost over the Pacific during World War II, and Don Carlos Childers in 1986; and a stepson, Glen F. Childers.
Mrs. Childers was a retired teacher, having taught in Catlettsburg schools for 30 years and Lawrence County schools for seven years. She was a member of First Christian Church in Louisa, Ky., a lifetime member of Eastern Star, Mistletoe Chapter 144, Kentucky Retired Teachers Association and Kentucky Historical Society.
A funeral service to honor the life of Carolyn Childers will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2007 at Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home, Panola Street, Catlettsburg. Words of inspiration will be offered by the Rev. Mabel Johnson. Committal will follow in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 401 West Madison Street, Louisa, KY 41230, American Heart Association, 1544 Winchester Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, or Community Hospice, 1538 Central Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101.
The Daily Independent
Jul 13, 2007
Carolyn Childers - 1916-2007
Carolyn Swetnam Carey Childers, 91, residing in Catlettsburg since 1944, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.
Mrs. Childers was born Jan. 20, 1916, in Blaine, Ky., the daughter of the late Charles W. and Carrie Swetnam Carey, and a direct descendant of Neri Swetnam, one of the first settlers of Blaine who came to the area in 1804.
She was preceded by two husbands, Sgt. James B. Shelton, whose B-24 was lost over the Pacific during World War II, and Don Carlos Childers in 1986; and a stepson, Glen F. Childers.
Mrs. Childers was a retired teacher, having taught in Catlettsburg schools for 30 years and Lawrence County schools for seven years. She was a member of First Christian Church in Louisa, Ky., a lifetime member of Eastern Star, Mistletoe Chapter 144, Kentucky Retired Teachers Association and Kentucky Historical Society.
A funeral service to honor the life of Carolyn Childers will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2007 at Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home, Panola Street, Catlettsburg. Words of inspiration will be offered by the Rev. Mabel Johnson. Committal will follow in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 401 West Madison Street, Louisa, KY 41230, American Heart Association, 1544 Winchester Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, or Community Hospice, 1538 Central Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101.
Jul 13, 2007
Carolyn Childers - 1916-2007
Carolyn Swetnam Carey Childers, 91, residing in Catlettsburg since 1944, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.
Mrs. Childers was born Jan. 20, 1916, in Blaine, Ky., the daughter of the late Charles W. and Carrie Swetnam Carey, and a direct descendant of Neri Swetnam, one of the first settlers of Blaine who came to the area in 1804.
She was preceded by two husbands, Sgt. James B. Shelton, whose B-24 was lost over the Pacific during World War II, and Don Carlos Childers in 1986; and a stepson, Glen F. Childers.
Mrs. Childers was a retired teacher, having taught in Catlettsburg schools for 30 years and Lawrence County schools for seven years. She was a member of First Christian Church in Louisa, Ky., a lifetime member of Eastern Star, Mistletoe Chapter 144, Kentucky Retired Teachers Association and Kentucky Historical Society.
A funeral service to honor the life of Carolyn Childers will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2007 at Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home, Panola Street, Catlettsburg. Words of inspiration will be offered by the Rev. Mabel Johnson. Committal will follow in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 401 West Madison Street, Louisa, KY 41230, American Heart Association, 1544 Winchester Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, or Community Hospice, 1538 Central Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101.
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