Alton B “Al” Childs, 81, of Port Arthur, died Saturday, April 25, 2015. He was born on May 26, 1933, in Tenaha, to Lois Ables and Sidney V. Childs.

Alton will be remembered as a man that loved the Lord and playing golf. He enjoyed cooking and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Alton was a United States Army veteran and a retired machinist.

He is survived by his loving wife of twenty eight years, Dorothy Childs of Port Arthur; sons, Bruce Childs and his wife, Heidi; Alan B Childs; and Boyd Childs and his wife, Gina, all of Vidor; and Kent McNeely and his wife, Caaron, of Mobeetie, Texas; daughters, Kellie Carter and her husband, Pete, of Vidor; Kim Neely and her husband, Max, of Port Neches; and Karol Dougherty and her husband, Dennis, of Pampa, Texas; fifteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; brothers, Harold Childs and his wife, Betty, of Amarillo; Clayton Childs and his wife, Ernestine, of Port Acres; Jerry Childs and his wife, Pam of Colorado Springs, Colorado; sister, Doris Lunsford and her husband, Lavon, of Nacogdoches; and numerous other relatives and friends.

Alton is preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Bettye Jo Childs; and brother, Bill Childs.

A gathering of Mr. Childs family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Calvary Baptist Church, 2208 Canal Street, Port Acres. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, Vidor.

Memorial contributions in Mr. Childs’ name may be made to American Heart Association, PO Box 841125, Dallas, Texas 75284.