Virginia Benton Childress, 87, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Cypress Glen Nursing Center in Port Arthur.
A native of Quitman, Texas, she lived in Beaumont a number of years. Virginia attended schools in Quitman and completed her education with Degrees in both education and music from Baylor University and was a member of Calder Baptist Church.
She and her husband, Joe, owned and operated The Tinder Box at Parkdale Mall.
Survivors include her son, Charles B. Childress and her daughter-in-law, Cile S. Childress of Beaumont; her sister, Patricia Ann Benton of Tyler; her brother; Matthew Hall Benton, Jr. of Tyler; her sister-in-law, Mary Frances Childress of Jacksonville, Texas; her grandchildren, Blake Childress Kunetka and her husband Keith of Houston, Charles Cullen Childress and his wife Lesley of San Diego, California, and Matthew Benton Childress and his wife Wendie of Houston; her great grandchildren, William Henry Kunetka, Caroline Blake Kunetka, George Thomas Kunetka, Mary Lucile Kunetka and
Her husband, Joe Henry Childress, and her parents, Matthew Hall Benton, Sr. and Opal Thomas Benton preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 4, 2005 at Calder Baptist Church. A committal service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 5, 2005 at Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville, Texas under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont.
A gathering of family and friends will be 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Thursday, February 3, 2005 at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Calder Baptist Church Building Fund, 1005 North 11th Street, Beaumont, Texas 77702 or to charity of choice.
