Jimmie Dale Childs

Jimmie Dale Childs, age 85, a resident of Liberty, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Missouri.
Jimmie was born the son of Walter Edward and Eva (Hall) Childs on August 19, 1939, in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a 1957 graduate of Wheeling High School, Wheeling, Missouri. He served in the United States Army from 1957 until 1960. Jimmie was united in marriage to Betty Jean Jordan on December 25, 1957, in Wheeling, Missouri. She preceded him in death on May 18, 2009. He was a carpenter for J.C. Penney until retirement. He was a member of the Local 110 Union of St. Joseph. Jimmie enjoyed camping, fishing and traveling.
Jimmie is also survived by two sons, Mark Childs and wife Julie, of Ft. Worth, Texas, Mike Childs and wife Julie, of Linn Valley, Kansas; one daughter, Brenda Plowman and husband Steve, of Liberty, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Chris, Robbie, Austin, Rickie, Marcus, Stacy and Kristina; several great grandchildren, and his companion Francine Medlock.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Betty Jean; three brothers, Russell E. Childs, Dean Childs and Walter Edwin Childs; and one sister, Velma Sprague.
Funeral services will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, on Friday, September 20, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Wheeling Cemetery, Wheeling, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Wayside Waifs and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.