David
David A. Childers
d. January 21, 2011
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - David A. Childers, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, January 18, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Born in Sacramento, California he was a son of the late Laurence Evan Childers and the late Hattie Marie Darby Childers. David was of the Lutheran faith and worked as an I.T. Administrator for Verizon. He was the chairman of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Health Center and was a volunteer at the Memorial Art Therapy Rehabilitation Institute. David played the guitar and enjoyed music, especially blues and rock and roll. He was an avid fisherman and loved to be on the intercoastal waterways in his favorite boat. David was experienced on many levels in the martial arts field and also enjoyed taking part in the sport of boxing for over twelve years. He had a passion for art and sharing art with others. David recently had his art work displayed at the Telfair Museum. He was a loving father, brother, grandfather and friend who will be sadly missed.
Surviving are three sons, Christopher Laurence Childers and his wife, Jennifer, of Germantown, Maryland, Clifton Evan Childers and his wife, Danielle, of Savannah, Georgia, and David Benjamin Childers of Savannah, Georgia; two sisters, Patty Wakely and her husband, Mike, of Savannah, Georgia, and Michelle Childers of Columbia, South Carolina; two brothers, Dean Childers of Waleska, Georgia, and Phillip Childers and his wife, Brenda, of Queensland, Australia; three grandchildren, Brianna, Madelyn and Saydie Childers, all of Savannah, Georgia; three nieces and two nephews.
The family would like to especially thank Doctor Jeremy London for his care and friendship.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Friday evening at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend John H. Ohsiek, Jr. Interment will be in Bonaventure Cemetery.
Remembrances: Memorial Health Foundation Rehabilitation Art Fund, 4700 Waters Avenue, Suite 500 - PMOB, Savannah, Georgia 31404.
Born in Sacramento, California he was a son of the late Laurence Evan Childers and the late Hattie Marie Darby Childers. David was of the Lutheran faith and worked as an I.T. Administrator for Verizon. He was the chairman of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Health Center and was a volunteer at the Memorial Art Therapy Rehabilitation Institute. David played the guitar and enjoyed music, especially blues and rock and roll. He was an avid fisherman and loved to be on the intercoastal waterways in his favorite boat. David was experienced on many levels in the martial arts field and also enjoyed taking part in the sport of boxing for over twelve years. He had a passion for art and sharing art with others. David recently had his art work displayed at the Telfair Museum. He was a loving father, brother, grandfather and friend who will be sadly missed.
Surviving are three sons, Christopher Laurence Childers and his wife, Jennifer, of Germantown, Maryland, Clifton Evan Childers and his wife, Danielle, of Savannah, Georgia, and David Benjamin Childers of Savannah, Georgia; two sisters, Patty Wakely and her husband, Mike, of Savannah, Georgia, and Michelle Childers of Columbia, South Carolina; two brothers, Dean Childers of Waleska, Georgia, and Phillip Childers and his wife, Brenda, of Queensland, Australia; three grandchildren, Brianna, Madelyn and Saydie Childers, all of Savannah, Georgia; three nieces and two nephews.
The family would like to especially thank Doctor Jeremy London for his care and friendship.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Friday evening at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend John H. Ohsiek, Jr. Interment will be in Bonaventure Cemetery.
Remembrances: Memorial Health Foundation Rehabilitation Art Fund, 4700 Waters Avenue, Suite 500 - PMOB, Savannah, Georgia 31404.
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