15 Mar 2009                   

                     Lonnie Earl  Childers   #959   died at age: 72 

               Born: 21 Sep 1928          in Crawford County, Georgia  1,2
               Died:  3 Jul 2001          in Ft. Valley Hospital, Peach County, Georgia  1,2 (see note 1)
             Buried:  5 Jul 2001          in Knoxville Cemetery, Crawford Co, Georgia  1,2
             Father: Lester Earl Childers #955
             Mother: Ruby Carolina Harper #956


Sources:
(1) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk0959 
Tombstone.jpg. 
(2) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Lonnie Earl Childers (Wednesday, July 4, 
2001), Pg. 4-B. 

Event Notes
Note (1) The Macon Telegraph, Wednesday, July 4, 2001; Page 4-B:

Lonnie Earl Childers

Macon - Services for Lonnie Earl Childers, 72, will be at 3:00 p.m. Thursday,
graveside, Knoxville City Cemetery.  Rev. Frank Chapman will officiate. 
Childers died July 3, 2001 in a Ft. Valley hospital.

Mr. Childers was born in Crawford Co., Georgia, and had lived in Macon most
of his life.  He was retired from American Freight Lines, where he was a truck
driver and he was a Baptist.  He was a member of the Georgia Sheriff's Boys
Ranch.  He was preceded in death by a special friend, Virginia Hortman.

Survivors:  brother, Nathaniel "Buck" Childers of Butler, Ga.; sisters,
Louise Bone and Frances Harman, both of Butler, Ga., Jewell Turner, Jeanette
Turner and Ann Garner, all of Roberta, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation:  Wednesday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Crest Lawn Funeral Home.  Crest
Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Transcriber's Note:  There is no Knoxville City Cemetery.  It is assumed that
Lonnie was buried at the Knoxville Baptist Cemetery, located beside the
Knoxville Methodist Cemetery.

Family History Files of Rozine Britt-Bickel

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