Gary Martin Childers

GARY MARTIN CHILDERS, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 am, Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Readus and Margaret (nee Lutz) Childers on February 9, 1943 in San Francisco, California. Gary married Mary Ann Welge on July 29, 2007 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He had worked as a Truck Driver for over 40 years and also a dispatcher for Southern Illinois Motor Express in Percy, Illinois. He attended St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois. Gary had been a Vietnam Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post #487 in Chester, Illinois. Survivors: Wife: Mary Ann Childers Chester, IL 3 Children: Mike Mayer Rodgau, Germany Tammi (Kurt) Schroeder Chester, IL Melissa Childers Kansas City, MO 2 Grandchildren: Bob Schroeder Chelsea Schroeder Many Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and Friends Preceded in Death by: Parents, 1 Sister – Eleanor Hahn and 1 Brother – Gordon Childers Funeral Service: 2:00 pm, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 St. John Lutheran Church, Chester, Illinois Officiating: Rev. Justin Massey Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Chester, Illinois Visitation: Monday – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pechacek Funeral Homes, Chester, Illinois Tuesday – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm St. John Lutheran Church, Chester, Illinois Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church, Chester, Illinois St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital