Harold Eugene Childers

His family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, December 14, at McEwen Funeral Service, Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, with a graveside service to follow at 3:00 P.M. at Sunset Memory Gardens. The Rev. Dr. Charles C. Williamson and the Rev. Lee Koontz will officiate.

Mr. Childers was a 1949 graduate of Central High School in Lenoir. He was a retired supervisor with Western Electric Company, now Lucent Technologies, with 32 years of service. His career with Western involved work assignments and sites over the Eastern seaboard including Montreal, Canada and Bell Telephone Laboratories in Homedale, NJ. He was also involved in the development of the first underground electronic switching system in North Carolina. After his retirement, Mr. Childers was a co-owner of Six “R” Communications for ten years. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.

After a memorable childhood growing up on his grandfather’s farm, he developed a love of the mountains of Western, North Carolina, and traveled there often. He loved nature and saw beauty in everything, and had a kind and gentle heart. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed all sports. Mr. Childers was a Korean War Veteran and a member of Philadelphia Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Childers was preceded in death by his parents, Henry E. Childers and Annie Crisp Childers, and sister, Reba Swanson.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Dolores Hood Childers; sons, Kevin Childers and wife, Amy, of Charlotte and Christopher Childers and wife, Donna, of Matthews; brother, John N. Childers of Union Grove; and three grandchildren, Amanda Childers, Evan Childers and Aaron Childers.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate, Memorials & Tributes Processing Center, 222 South Church Street, Suite 303, Charlotte, NC 28202.

Condolences may be offered at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com.

Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service - Mint Hill Chapel, Mint Hill, NC.