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Official Obituary of

Thomas Edward Childers

February 21, 1938 ~ October 14, 2011 (age 73) 73 Years Old

Thomas Childers Obituary

Thomas Childers SHARON Thomas Edward "Buster" Childers, 73, of 3016 Shannon Street died Friday, October 14, 2011, at his home in Sharon. The funeral will be at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Hickory Grove Church of God. Rev. David Brown and Rev. Mike Goodwin will be officiating. Burial will be at Hickory Grove Church of God Cemetery. Thomas was a son of the late Noah Childers and Velma Smith Childers. He was the widower of Shirley Brakefield Childers. He is survived by son Tommy Childers of Sharon, SC, daughter Becky Comer of Sharon, SC, three sisters, Shirley Hawkins of York, SC, Dorothy Helms of Lincolnton, NC, Diane Martin of Fort Mill, SC, 12 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three children, Douglas Childers, Jeff Childers, Annette Boyd, sister Margie Blackwelder, and brother Alton Childers. Visitation will be held at Bratton Funeral Home on Saturday, October 15, 2011, from 6-8 PM. Memorials may be made to Serenity Hospice, 325 S. Oakland Ave. Suite 201, Rock Hill, SC 29730. Online condolences for the family can be made at www.brattonfuneralhome.com. Bratton Funeral Home in York is serving the Childers family.

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