William Childress, of Harvest, AL (formerly of Newburgh, NY) passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at Millennium Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Huntsville, AL. He was born August 25, 1941 in Lynchburg, VA.
After serving in the United States Air Force, he was employed by Nabisco, in Beacon, NY as a foreman and retired from Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses, in Lincolnshire, IL as a senior field supervisor.
He was preceded by his father, Lundy Childress, his mother, Kate Childress, and his sister, Janice Long.
William is survived by his wife Dolores Childress; step-daughter, Tracy Wright of Harvest, AL; son, Shayne Childress of Tucson, AZ; and grandchildren, Antonio Childress and Marisol Childress of Tucson, AZ. In addition, he is survived by his in-laws, William Holderfield (Linda) of New Windsor, NY; nephew, Patrick Holderfield (Melissa) of Seattle, WA; and niece, Tammy Consentino (Joseph) of Bastian, VA.
Visitation will be held Monday, December 16 from 11 a.m. - 12. p.m.at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Avenue. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.