Robert "Bob" E. Childers

Mr. Childers was the owner and operator of Childers TV & Electronics for 60 years and was a certified Electronic Technician with an Industrial license. He was a graduate of Rineyville High School, was honorably discharged from the Navy, and was a lifetime member of American Legion Post 113. He really enjoyed the fellowship and playing dart ball, last playing for Longview Methodist church with a special thanks to member Joe Allen which without him would have been very difficult.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ocie Earl Childers; mother, Hattie Jane Philips Childers; two brothers, James and Huey Childers; a wife, Peggy Lou Childers; and two grandsons, Jeremey Wade Noe and Alex Childers.

He is survived by three children, James (Phyllis) Childers, Jane (Billy) Harper, and Jeffrey (Ellen) Childers; one sister, Hazel Tapp; a brother, Don Childers; seven grandchildren, Andria (Kirt) Paris, Amanda (Thomas) Smith, Jennifer Noe, Jason (Stephanie) Noe, Landen Fitzhugh, Zoie Clark, and Dylan Childers; and nine great grandchildren.

The funeral is at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brown Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens.

Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and will continue after 12 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.