Moscow -- Pearley Childers Jr., a retired Moscow heavy equipment operator, died of complications of a liver ailment Thursday at Moscow Care Center. He was 63.
He was born Sept. 11, 1927, at Moscow to Pearley E. and Katherine Heick Childers. He attended Moscow schools.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in 1945 and 1946.
He married Betty Gustin on June 13, 1945. They were divorced after many years.
Childers was a heavy equipment operator and worked on several major projects as a bulldozer operator. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, and was a licensed private pilot. He retired in the early 1980s because of ill health.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Moose and Eagles lodges at Moscow.
Survivors include his mother, Katherine Childers at Moscow; three sons, Richard Childers at Pasco, Wash., Jackie Childers at Port, Wash., and Jerry Childers at Seattle, Wash.; three brothers, Eldon Childers at Lewiston and Don and John Childers at Moscow; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private family services were held Friday at Moscow Cemetery.
The family suggests any memorials go to an alcohol/drug awareness program.
Short's Funeral Chapel at Moscow is in charge of arrangements.
The Lewiston Tribune (Lewiston, ID) 08 Dec 1990
He was born Sept. 11, 1927, at Moscow to Pearley E. and Katherine Heick Childers. He attended Moscow schools.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in 1945 and 1946.
He married Betty Gustin on June 13, 1945. They were divorced after many years.
Childers was a heavy equipment operator and worked on several major projects as a bulldozer operator. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, and was a licensed private pilot. He retired in the early 1980s because of ill health.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Moose and Eagles lodges at Moscow.
Survivors include his mother, Katherine Childers at Moscow; three sons, Richard Childers at Pasco, Wash., Jackie Childers at Port, Wash., and Jerry Childers at Seattle, Wash.; three brothers, Eldon Childers at Lewiston and Don and John Childers at Moscow; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private family services were held Friday at Moscow Cemetery.
The family suggests any memorials go to an alcohol/drug awareness program.
Short's Funeral Chapel at Moscow is in charge of arrangements.
The Lewiston Tribune (Lewiston, ID) 08 Dec 1990
Moscow -- Pearley Childers Jr., a retired Moscow heavy equipment operator, died of complications of a liver ailment Thursday at Moscow Care Center. He was 63.
He was born Sept. 11, 1927, at Moscow to Pearley E. and Katherine Heick Childers. He attended Moscow schools.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in 1945 and 1946.
He married Betty Gustin on June 13, 1945. They were divorced after many years.
Childers was a heavy equipment operator and worked on several major projects as a bulldozer operator. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, and was a licensed private pilot. He retired in the early 1980s because of ill health.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Moose and Eagles lodges at Moscow.
Survivors include his mother, Katherine Childers at Moscow; three sons, Richard Childers at Pasco, Wash., Jackie Childers at Port, Wash., and Jerry Childers at Seattle, Wash.; three brothers, Eldon Childers at Lewiston and Don and John Childers at Moscow; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private family services were held Friday at Moscow Cemetery.
The family suggests any memorials go to an alcohol/drug awareness program.
Short's Funeral Chapel at Moscow is in charge of arrangements.
The Lewiston Tribune (Lewiston, ID) 08 Dec 1990
He was born Sept. 11, 1927, at Moscow to Pearley E. and Katherine Heick Childers. He attended Moscow schools.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in 1945 and 1946.
He married Betty Gustin on June 13, 1945. They were divorced after many years.
Childers was a heavy equipment operator and worked on several major projects as a bulldozer operator. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, and was a licensed private pilot. He retired in the early 1980s because of ill health.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Moose and Eagles lodges at Moscow.
Survivors include his mother, Katherine Childers at Moscow; three sons, Richard Childers at Pasco, Wash., Jackie Childers at Port, Wash., and Jerry Childers at Seattle, Wash.; three brothers, Eldon Childers at Lewiston and Don and John Childers at Moscow; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private family services were held Friday at Moscow Cemetery.
The family suggests any memorials go to an alcohol/drug awareness program.
Short's Funeral Chapel at Moscow is in charge of arrangements.
The Lewiston Tribune (Lewiston, ID) 08 Dec 1990
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