Lueretta Childers' Obituary
Lueretta R. Childers, daughter of Thomas T. and Mary Stella Mitschele Finley, was born December 21, 1920, near Decaturville, Missouri. She departed this life Wednesday, March 21, 2007, in Lake Regional Hospital, in Osage Beach, Missouri, at the age of eighty-six years, and three months. On June 24, 1956, in Lebanon, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Oral Sidney Childers, and through this union they lovingly raised three daughters and one son. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Geraldine Stewart; a grandson, Todd Brashier; a brother, Jess Finley; and nine sisters, Olga Finley, Ruby Goslinger, Alma Pratt, Bess Noble, Mabel Morris, Ollie Bishop, Mary Ullius, Sylvia Fonzo, and Rachel Wells. Lueretta is survived by her husband of fifty years, Oral, of the home; her children, Brenda S. Childers, of Osage Beach, Missouri, John T. Childers, of Blue Springs, Missouri, and Mary E. Brashier, and her husband, Terry, of Rockford, Michigan; three grandchildren, Beth Stewart, of Hollywood, California, Mike Stewart, of Santee, California, and Trenton Brashier, and his wife, Laura, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; two great-grandchildren, Kiah Brashier-Fromage, and Amber Brashier-Fromage, of Greenville, Michigan; a brother, Tom Finley, and his wife, Betty, of Camdenton, Missouri; a son-in-law, James Stewart, and his wife, Barb, of El Cajon, California; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. She was born and raised in the Decaturville community in Camden County. She attended Old Linn Creek School and Camdenton Schools, before graduating from Camdenton High School. She then made her home in San Francisco, California, and Indiana before returning to Camdenton. While Oral was serving in the military, they made their home in various locations until retiring to Camdenton in 1977. Lueretta was a member of the V.F.W. Post # 4107 Ladies Auxiliary in Lebanon, and the Ladies Auxiliary Fleet Reserve Association United # 364. She had served as a Boy Scout Den Mother and as a Girl Scout Leader and was always involved in her children’s activities. She was a devoted homemaker and a full time mother. In her spare time she enjoyed walking on the beach collecting shells, and gardening. She was an excellent cook and loved to bake, especially pies that she was always giving away. Her family was very important to her and she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Lueretta was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will cherish the wonderful memories she created for her family and friends. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2007, in the Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Camdenton. Burial will be in the Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri. Services are under the direction of Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Camdenton, Missouri.
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