Velda Jo Childs
March 31, 2017
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Velda Jo Childs, aged 89, passed from this world on March 31st 2017. Jo was born in Gerard, Kansas in 1927 and, as a child, she and her brother Gerald, moved to Wichita, Kansas with their parents, Russel and Mable Riley. She graduated from Wichita East High School, eventually obtaining her Bachelors of Education degree from University of Wichita (Wichita State University). In 1954, she married Carroll Childs and in 1966, they moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where they were active in their church. Jo was a teacher for 30 years, and one of her sources of great pride was being the Office Education Coordinator while at Hoover High School in Des Moines.
Jo is preceeded in death by her husband of 54 years, Dr. Carroll Childs. She is survived by her two sons, Scott Childs (Carole) and Quentin Childs (Tracy), six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held Tuesday April 4th from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 5th at 11:00 a.m. at the Waukee Cemetery. If you wish, please make any contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association of Wichita, KS or Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Iowa in Des Moines.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Janis Bowden
04/04/2017
I will never forget the Childs. I worked for Carroll, and Jo baked a cake for each person's birthday in the DMPS music department. She was a very generous and kind person. We had some of the birthday parties in their home for each music consultant and myself, who was the music secretary from 1974-77 in the Cowles School Building. Those were very happy times and Jo helped make it so. She will be sorely missed.
Ms. F. Taylor
04/04/2017
To The Childs Family,
Grief can be so hard, at such a sad time, but our special memories of our love one help us cope. As "the God of comfort," God Almighty can fortify us to cope with any sorrow or trouble that life may bring. 2 Corinthians 1:3. With Heartfelt Regret,
Deb Houston
04/03/2017
I was an Office Education coordinator at Ottumwa High School for 13 years (1975-1988) and have fond memories of Jo who helped me in so many ways. She was a classy lady who once served brunch at our summer convention with a real silver tea set! The DM coordinators worked so hard every year to make our state convention run smoothly and I appreciated that. My thoughts and prayers are with you!