Graveside services will be held at the Lostine Cemetery for Thelma Childers on Thursday, March 27, 1997 at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Childers, a lifelong resident of Wallowa County was 97 years of age. Born at Hurricane Creek on December 12, 1899, the daughter of Grace and S. P. Crow, she attended and graduated from Lostine Schools. On July 24, 1921, she married Cecil Childers and has lived most of her remaining years in Joseph.
She was preceded by her husband in 1991. She was a longtime member of the Eastern Star, Rebeccas, Daughters of the Nile and the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion. She worked for many years at several local businesses and had many friends.
She is survived by one son, Jack of Joseph; a sister, Mina Houser of Elgin; a brother, Wayne Crow of California; nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice in care of the Bollman Funeral Home.
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