It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Elizabeth Childress of Mattoon, Illinois, born in Ashmore, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 80, on February 26, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Meriam Beatrice Childress (Wangler) and Mac Childress. She is survived by : her son Mac White (Jennifer); her granddaughter Zoey Belle White; her sisters, Linda Keeler, Diana Wilson and Rachel Childress; and her nephews, Drew and Holt Walborn.

Because of Mary's love of chemistry, we are asking in lieu of flowers to contribute to a memorial scholarship established at EIU for a female majoring in chemistry – please make a donation in honor of Mary Childress to EIU Foundation, c/o Sylvia R. Nichols Scholarship, 860 W. Lincoln Ave., Charleston, IL 61920.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Adams Funeral Chapel