Lillias H. Childs, 96, died July 4, 1997 in Heatherwood Nursing Home in Orleans, MA.
She was born in Medway, Mass., on Dec. 2, 1900, the daughter of Frank and Lillias B. (Griffin) Stackpole. She was a graduate of Medway High School and attended the Burdett School of Business in Boston.
Mrs. Childs was one of the original members of the Campfire Girls and maintained a lifelong interest in the organization. She was the organist at the Congregational Church in Medway for a number of years.
In 1923 she married Adelbert Childs and they resided the remainder of their lives in Orleans. Following the death of her husband in 1976, she spent winters with her children.
Mrs. Childs, as a wife of a World War I veteran, was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the 317th Field Signal Battalion Association Auxiliary. The 317th FSB at Camp Devens was the only military unit of World War I to be officially adopted by the Massachusetts Legislature.
She was an active member of the Orleans United Methodist Church for 74 years, serving countless committees and activities during her tenure there. She was a lifelong member of the Medway Schools Alumni Association.
Survivors include one daughter Lillias Myrtle Northwood of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Preston A.. Childs of Springfield and George M. Childs of Middletown, R.I.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and many dear friends.
Calling hours are from 7 to 9 tonight at the Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Elderedge Park Way in Orleans.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Orleans United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow in Orleans Cemetery.
She was born in Medway, Mass., on Dec. 2, 1900, the daughter of Frank and Lillias B. (Griffin) Stackpole. She was a graduate of Medway High School and attended the Burdett School of Business in Boston.
Mrs. Childs was one of the original members of the Campfire Girls and maintained a lifelong interest in the organization. She was the organist at the Congregational Church in Medway for a number of years.
In 1923 she married Adelbert Childs and they resided the remainder of their lives in Orleans. Following the death of her husband in 1976, she spent winters with her children.
Mrs. Childs, as a wife of a World War I veteran, was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the 317th Field Signal Battalion Association Auxiliary. The 317th FSB at Camp Devens was the only military unit of World War I to be officially adopted by the Massachusetts Legislature.
She was an active member of the Orleans United Methodist Church for 74 years, serving countless committees and activities during her tenure there. She was a lifelong member of the Medway Schools Alumni Association.
Survivors include one daughter Lillias Myrtle Northwood of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Preston A.. Childs of Springfield and George M. Childs of Middletown, R.I.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and many dear friends.
Calling hours are from 7 to 9 tonight at the Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Elderedge Park Way in Orleans.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Orleans United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow in Orleans Cemetery.
Lillias H. Childs, 96, died July 4, 1997 in Heatherwood Nursing Home in Orleans, MA.
She was born in Medway, Mass., on Dec. 2, 1900, the daughter of Frank and Lillias B. (Griffin) Stackpole. She was a graduate of Medway High School and attended the Burdett School of Business in Boston.
Mrs. Childs was one of the original members of the Campfire Girls and maintained a lifelong interest in the organization. She was the organist at the Congregational Church in Medway for a number of years.
In 1923 she married Adelbert Childs and they resided the remainder of their lives in Orleans. Following the death of her husband in 1976, she spent winters with her children.
Mrs. Childs, as a wife of a World War I veteran, was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the 317th Field Signal Battalion Association Auxiliary. The 317th FSB at Camp Devens was the only military unit of World War I to be officially adopted by the Massachusetts Legislature.
She was an active member of the Orleans United Methodist Church for 74 years, serving countless committees and activities during her tenure there. She was a lifelong member of the Medway Schools Alumni Association.
Survivors include one daughter Lillias Myrtle Northwood of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Preston A.. Childs of Springfield and George M. Childs of Middletown, R.I.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and many dear friends.
Calling hours are from 7 to 9 tonight at the Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Elderedge Park Way in Orleans.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Orleans United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow in Orleans Cemetery.
She was born in Medway, Mass., on Dec. 2, 1900, the daughter of Frank and Lillias B. (Griffin) Stackpole. She was a graduate of Medway High School and attended the Burdett School of Business in Boston.
Mrs. Childs was one of the original members of the Campfire Girls and maintained a lifelong interest in the organization. She was the organist at the Congregational Church in Medway for a number of years.
In 1923 she married Adelbert Childs and they resided the remainder of their lives in Orleans. Following the death of her husband in 1976, she spent winters with her children.
Mrs. Childs, as a wife of a World War I veteran, was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the 317th Field Signal Battalion Association Auxiliary. The 317th FSB at Camp Devens was the only military unit of World War I to be officially adopted by the Massachusetts Legislature.
She was an active member of the Orleans United Methodist Church for 74 years, serving countless committees and activities during her tenure there. She was a lifelong member of the Medway Schools Alumni Association.
Survivors include one daughter Lillias Myrtle Northwood of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Preston A.. Childs of Springfield and George M. Childs of Middletown, R.I.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and many dear friends.
Calling hours are from 7 to 9 tonight at the Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Elderedge Park Way in Orleans.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Orleans United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow in Orleans Cemetery.
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