Wednesday, September 17, 2014 2:42 pm

Harrell Ray Childress, age 59, of Forest City, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014.

Born on January 30, 1955 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Herbert Lee Childress & Flossie Mae Taylor Childress. He worked for J.C. Cowan, Watts Regulator, and PPG Industries for many years.  Harrell also worked as a welder. He enjoyed bee keeping, fishing, hunting, making homemade wine and was an avid University of Kentucky Wildcat fan.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Theresa Ann Childress and father-in-law, Homer Dean Ingle.

Survivors include his wife, Sonda Childress; daughter, Taylor & nephews, Daymon Duncan & John Michael Duncan all of the home; son, Jason Childress & wife, Kari of Bristow, Oklahoma; daughter, Amy Warden & husband, Timmy of Oklahoma City, OK; 3 sisters, Jeanne Clark & husband, Wally, Sharon Craine & Kim Childress all of Louisville, Kentucky; 3 brothers, Gary Childress & wife, Carolyn of Paris, Kentucky, his twin brother, Darrell Childress & wife, Drewcilla of Glasgow, Kentucky & Michael Childress of Louisville; mother in-law, Marie Ingle of Forest City. He also survived by 4 grandchildren, Kolton & Kaitlynn Childress both of Bristow & Conner & Caydence Cooper both of Oklahoma City.

Funeral services were conducted at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Scott Butler, Pastor B.J. Childress, Pastor Chris Childress and Mr. Wally Clark officiating. Interment followed in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. 

Memorial donations are suggested to Shriners Hospital of Greenville, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC  29605.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.