Ann L. Childress' Obituary
AUBURN TWP. Ann L. Childress, 60 years of age, wife, mother, daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, mentor and general ass-kicker, passed away Tuesday April 16, 2013 at her residence with those she loved by her side. Ann was born on September 28, 1952 in Bedford, Ohio, the daughter of the late Francis and Harriet ( Zeigler) McCune. Ann was raised in Auburn Township, surrounded by McCunes and Zeiglers. Known for her " sometimes" brutal honesty and her occasional disregard for authority, she helped knock decades of teenagers into shape over the past 25 years as a proctor at Kenston High School. Also known as OB or The General, Ann loved gardening, mowing the lawn, bad movies and sappy TV, spoiling her grandchildren, reading, bonfires, baking, computer games, crosswords and talking over a cup of coffee or a rum and coke. On November 28, 1970, she married her high-school sweetheart Bo Childress, whose deep love for each other has lasted 45 years.Ann is also survived by her loving children Don (Chris)Childress of Tampa, Florida, Mindy (Ed) Herman of Lakewood and Megan (Jason Baillie) Childress of Girard, Ohio. She was the devoted Grammy to Trey, Annie, Alex, Margi, Laurie and Penny. Ann is the dear sister to Nancy (Don-deceased) Spaeth of Auburn, Jimmy (Shirley) McCune of Auburn, Sharon (Bob) Vales of Apple Valley, Ohio and Linda (Mark) Snyder of South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her brothers David McCune and Frank McCune, whose wife Peggy McCune resides in Cleveland. Additional survivors include her sisters-in-law Victoria York, Cheryl (Eli) Goldner, Becca (Tom) Fahey and brother-in-law Guy (Diane) Childress. Calling hours will be Friday April 19, 2013 from 2:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service, St.Rt. 44 at the corner of 4668 Pioneer Trail (S. of Rt. 422) Mantua. Cremation will follow. Ann will then be laid to rest at Shadyside Cemetery in Auburn Township at a private family burial service. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial donations in her name to the Kenston Foundation, P.O. Box 23714, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023. Her obituary and personal video tribute may be viewed at www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com. $(document).ready(function(){ flowplayer("vidplyr1", "/tools/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.2.swf", { clip: { autoPlay: false, onStart: function(clip) { stopBGMusic(); } } }); });
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