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Roberta ‘Bert’ Childers
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Roberta “Bert” Childers, daughter of the late Loren Thomas Mitchell and Audrey (Talbert) Mitchell, was born on Aug. 31, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed her life on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 79 years.
She was a former baker at Wonder Bread and a member of the Confectioners Union in St. Louis. Mrs. Childers was affiliated with the Little Brushy General Baptist Church and a resident of Wappapello.
On April 25, 1964, she was united in marriage to John W. Childers Sr. in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Childers preceded her in death on March 25, 2014.
Survivors include: one son, John (Rita) Childers Jr. of Festus, Missouri; one daughter, Cathy (Allen) Mowery of Imperial, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Mandy (Jessie Hewitt) Mowery, David (Taylor) Mowery, John Mowery, Nichole (Brandon) Huffman, Drake Childers and Miranda (Austin Meyer) Childers, and Ryan (Jenna)Hansen; 10 great-grandchildren, Jack, Evan, Ellie, Nolan, Jace, Daxton, Emmy, Amaris, Brooklyn and Colton; one brother, Charles Mitchell; two sisters, Estelle Barks and Marilyn Nolen; also, by other relatives and friends.
Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Eugene, Donald, Carl, Gary and Clifford; five sisters, Barbara Webber, Wilda Crawford, Violet Wade, Debbie Conrad and Rita Linn.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Little Brushy Baptist Church. Funeral services will then be at 3 p.m. with Rev. Tim Schultz officiating.
Interment will follow in the Little Brushy Cemetery.
Online Condolences: www.amick-burnetfuneralchapels.com
Memorial donations may be made to Salvation Army or Little Brushy General Baptist Church, 8346 Highway T, Wappapello, MO 63966.