James "Big Boy" Childers

James Childers

Obituary Notice
"Big Boy" Childers
HICKORY GROVE -- James "Big Boy" Childers, 70, of 5285 South Hwy 97 passed away Monday, July 15, 2013, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio.
The funeral will be at 3:00 P.M. Friday, July 19, 2013 at Unity Baptist Church with the Pastor Robert Wells officiating. Burial will be at Unity Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday July 18, 2013 from 6 - 8 PM at Bratton Funeral Home in York.
"Big Boy" was a son of the late Fred and Marjorie Hardin Childers. He was born and raised in Hickory Grove. He was a strong christian man that loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. Big Boy valued strong family ties and made it his personal goal to keep his family close. He was blessed to have many friends and was known as an upstanding man throughout the community. Big Boy attended New Harvest Church of God in Gaffney, SC, was employed with Phillip and Jordan, and was a veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by wife Brenda Huffstetler Childers of Hickory Grove, SC, daughters Lorie Gordon (Josh) of Sharon, Neely Childers of the home, Kathy Comer of Gaffney, sons Kevin Childers (Danielle) of Hickory Grove, Josh Ramsey (Natasha) of Virginia Beach, VA, brothers and sisters, Pete Childers, Betty Traylor, and Shelbgene Bankhead of Sharon, SC, Ronnie Childers and Tim Childers of Hickory Grove, SC, Bonnie Anderson of Rock Hill, SC, JC Childers or York, Norma Pridmore of Clinton, SC, and Ricky Childers of Laurens, SC., and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers Billy Childers and David Wayne Childers.
Online condolences to the family may be made at www.brattonfuneralhome.com.
Bratton Funeral Home in York is serving the Childers family.