Thursday, December 10, 2009
Pikeville Woman Dies In Crash
KENTUCKY....
KSP say 79 year old Velma Childers of Pikeville died Wednesday afternoon as the result of a three vehicle accident which occurred around 4:30 P.M. on U.S. 23 near the old Mullins School.
Mrs. Velma J. Childers, the mother of Masten Childers II, a Lexington lawyer and former Secretary of State Cabinet for Human Resources, and Barbara Suann Childers, a Lexington artist, was born January 24, 1930, at Millard in Pike County, the 14th of 15 children of Flem and Vada Justice.
She graduated from Hellier High School and married Masten Childers Sr. Childers was a prominent Pikeville civic leader and long-time mainstay of the Kentucky Republican Party. She worked on local campaigns for former Gov. Louie B. Nunn in 1963 and 1967, former President Richard Nixon, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Hal Rogers and gubernatorial candidate Larry Forgy in 1991.
Funeral servicees will be held Saturday at 1:00p at the First Baptist Church in Pikeville.
KSP say 79 year old Velma Childers of Pikeville died Wednesday afternoon as the result of a three vehicle accident which occurred around 4:30 P.M. on U.S. 23 near the old Mullins School.
Mrs. Velma J. Childers, the mother of Masten Childers II, a Lexington lawyer and former Secretary of State Cabinet for Human Resources, and Barbara Suann Childers, a Lexington artist, was born January 24, 1930, at Millard in Pike County, the 14th of 15 children of Flem and Vada Justice.
She graduated from Hellier High School and married Masten Childers Sr. Childers was a prominent Pikeville civic leader and long-time mainstay of the Kentucky Republican Party. She worked on local campaigns for former Gov. Louie B. Nunn in 1963 and 1967, former President Richard Nixon, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Hal Rogers and gubernatorial candidate Larry Forgy in 1991.
Funeral servicees will be held Saturday at 1:00p at the First Baptist Church in Pikeville.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:16 PM 
