Extracted from Citizens & Georgian (Montezuma, GA)
Thursday, August 12, 1948

Mrs. B.D. Childs Succumbs Saturday a.m. at Age of 74

Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Barfield Childs of Ideal, were held at the Sanford Edwards residence in County Line Community at which place her death occurred Saturday morning, the services being held Sunday, August 8th with the Rev. E.L. Jenkins officiating. Interment was in the Ideal Cemetery.

Born February 26, 1874 the daughter of the late Owen and Amanda Taunton Barfield, Mrs. Childs was seventy-four years of age at the time of her death. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

Mrs. Childs was married to Benjamin Daniel Childs who preceded her in death, and of this union three daughters and one son survive; namely, Mrs. M.B. Guy of Manchester, Mrs. H.D. Murray and Mrs. O.S. Edwards, both of Ellaville and one son, W.O. Childs of Oglethorpe. Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Fred Bone and Mrs. Mood Barfield, both of Butler, one brother, Buddy Barfield of Butler; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers [not copied]. Arrangements were by Smith Tindol Funeral Service of Montezuma.