Ronald Lee Childress

August 26, 2014

Stonega, Virginia Ronald Lee Childress, 68, went home to be with the Lord at Holston Valley Hospital on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Ronnie was saved when he was 30 years old. He worked for Westmoreland Coal Company until he was injured in a mining accident in 1994. Following the mining accident, Ronnie was called to preach. As a member of the Appalachia Pentecostal Church he served as Sunday School superintendent, a member of the board, and assistant pastor. Ronnie loved the Lord, his family, and fishing with the boys. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Agnes Childress. Surviving are his wife, Janice Childress (Stonega, VA); sons, Ronald Duane Childress (Big Stone Gap, VA), Rickey and daughter-in-law Michelle Childress (Stonega, VA), Keith and daughter-in-law Tina Childress (Abington, VA); grandchildren, Ashlee Childress, Brandee Childress, Evan Childress, and Jill Childress; brother, Don and sister-in-law Cheryl Childress (Big Stone Gap, VA); sister, Teresa and brother-in-law Dennis Stanley (Big Stone Gap, VA); several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 P.M. Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Appalachia Pentecostal Church with Pastor Roy Smith and other preaching brethren officiating. Graveside services will be held at 10 A.M. Friday, August 29, 2014 at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, VA. Family and friends are asked to assemble at 9:30 A.M. at the Appalachia Pentecostal Church to go in procession to the cemetery.