James “Darius” Childress , 80 of St. Albans, died Friday, November 23, 2001 at CAMC General Division after a short illness.
He was retired from Kanawha County Board of Education, was a member of the Marlaing Church of Christ, St.Albans, and a Army Veteran of WWII where he was in the Tank Corp with the thirteenth armored division, under the third division of Pattons Army. He was preceded in death by his parents Roy and Eliza Snodgass Childress and a grandson Derick L. Childress. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Beni Kedem Shrine.
He is survived by his: Wife: Emma Lee Baker Childress; 2 Sons and Daughters-in-law: Neil and Donna Childress of Middleburg, FL; Roger L. and Sharon K. Childress of Alum Creek, WV; 1 Brother: Glenn Childress of St. Albans, WV; Grandchildren: Jeramie, Darin and Shannon Childress, and Crystal Mahon; 12 Great Grandchildren;
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, at 2:00 PM, on Monday, November 26, 2001 with Pastor Dazrell Bledsoe officiating. Burial will be held in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 PM Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the American Cancer Society, Attention John Toney, Marlaing Church of Christ, 205 Fall Creek Road, Tornado, West Virginia 25202.