Mark William Childs, McPherson
Mark William Childs Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (gliddenedigerfuneral.com)
July 7, 1958 - November 10, 2021
Mark William Childs, 63, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 6 a.m., Wednesday, November 10, suddenly, at his home.
Mark, son of Robert Dallas and Alice Irene (Hackler) Childs, was born July 7, 1958 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the youngest of five children born to this union - four sons and one daughter, David, Patricia, Galen, Craig, and Mark.
Mark attended Fairfield Grade School and graduated from Fairfield High School, Fairfield, Kansas in 1976.
He was a member of Church of Christ, Sylvia, Kansas.
Mark William Childs was united in marriage to Charlene Sue Zerger on February 3, 1990 at Kingman, Kansas. The young couple established their first home together in Hutchinson, Kansas. This twelve-year union was blessed with the birth of three children, two daughters and a son - Chelsea, Claire, and Connor.
Mark was a third generation milk hauler and owner and operator of Childs Liquid Transports of Central Kansas. He then started with EATON of Hutchinson, Kansas where he was a CNC machinist before finishing his career at Pfizer in McPherson, Kansas.
Mark enjoyed 4-H as a young man, telling funny stories, and watching movies. He liked mowing lawns while he was growing up and had developed quite the business. Mark loved being with his children and was particularly close with his daughter, Claire. Hearing stories about and seeing pictures of his grandpets also brought him joy.
He is survived by his children, Chelsea Childs, wife of William Sibley II of Norman, Oklahoma, Claire Childs of Kansas, and Connor Childs of Wichita, Kansas; his mother Alice Childs of Plevna, Kansas; his siblings, David Childs of San Diego, California, Galen Childs and wife Cindy of Abbyville, Kansas, Craig Childs and wife Carla, of Abbyville, Kansas, and Patricia Schmidtberger and husband Neal, of Hutchinson, Kansas; his grandpets; other relatives and a host of friends.
Mark was preceded in death by his father, Robert Childs.
Private family service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mark W. Childs memorial fund and they can be sent to Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, 222 W. Euclid St., McPherson, KS 67460.
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