10/27/16

Death of a ClassMate - ​Richard Harvey Childress - 21st Co.



Richard Harvey Childress, 84, USNA Class of 1954, died peacefully at his home in Haile Plantation, Gainesville, Florida Monday, October 24, 2016.  A service in his honor will be held Saturday, October 29th at the chapel at Williams-Thomas Funeral Home, 404 N. Main Street, Gainesville beginning at 10:30 am.  The family will be receiving family and friends at the funeral home from 10 am.  Following the service, the family will host a celebration in his honor at Fresco in Haile Village Center beginning at 12:30 pm.  He will be laid to rest at the Lawrenceville City Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Illinois with graveside rites.  In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to a deserving charity.





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