Dorothy V Childress

Dateline: McKenzie, TN        Funeral Services for Dorothy V. Childress, 90, will be Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 13, 2017, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home and Saturday 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Brother Al Bailey will officiate.  Interment is at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.   Mrs. Childress died October 10, 2017 at McKenzie Regional Hospital.  She was a beautician for Nadine’s Beauty Shop, a cafeteria worker and also worked for the Pajama Factory. She is a member, of First Baptist Church, Senior Citizens and Senior Circle and a Lifetime member of the Eastern Stars. She was born in Weakley Co., TN on January 21, 1927, to Oscar and Lela Reid Ray. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Voil Childress, who died  March 4, 2003, daughter Carolyn Coleman, who died June 14, 2013, sister Opal Kleinkemper, brothers Joe Ray, Bobby Dean Ray, Larry Gene Ray, Sam Ray, and Terry Ray and granddaughter Jennifer Coleman.   Survivors include her daughters Nancy (Bobby) Blaylock, Sr of Trezevant, Sherry (Roger) Morris of Martin, sisters Ruby Nell Hall of Martin and Sarah Marcukaitis of Glen Ellyn, IL, brothers Bill Ray of McHenry, IL and Jerry Ray of Martin, eight grandchildren Chris (Joy) Coleman, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Blaylock, Jr, John J. (Livia) Blaylock, Michael (Christina) Morris, Todd (Judy) Morris, Ryan (Amanda) Morris, Scott (Desiree’) Morris and nine great-grandchildren Hasadiah Coleman, Hadassah Coleman, Michael Floyd, Noah Floyd, Alexis Morris, Nathanael Morris, Natalie Morris, Mollie Morris and Hailey Morris.