Odell Layman Childress, 73

The retired owner of Childress Auto Salvage, she was the daughter of the late Warner and Annie Lance Layman; and was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Childress in 1992; son, Jodi Childress; and brothers, Ralph and Earl Layman.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Judy Ewell of Ocala, Fla., Shirley and David Black, Debby and John Satterfield, all of McMinnville; sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry Childress, Ernest and Sharon Childress, David and Terry Childress, all of McMinnville; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; brothers, Millard, Gene and Everette Layman, all of Palmer; sisters, Nana Turner and Helen Boren, both of Palmer, Geneva Conry and Netta Scoggin, both of Altamont, and Ann Underhill of Beersheba Springs; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at High’s Chapel with Newton Gribble officiating. Burial will follow at Shellsford Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 12, 2005