Donna Childers Braddock

Mrs. Donna Childers Braddock, age 79 of Middleton, Tennessee, passed away Friday morning at her home.

She was born in Ripley, MS and lived all of her life just west of Middleton on "Kennedy Hill". Her parents were the late Luther Childers and Ruvenia Childers Dowdy.

Known throughout the community as "Mama Donna", she was the widow of Mr. Jerry Wayne "Pa-Paw" Braddock, who passed away January 10, 2014. Mrs. Braddock was primarily a homemaker, but in years past had worked at Hardeman Garment in Bolivar and was owner of Donna's Cafe. She also sold Avon and Stanley products.

Her church membership was with the Rogers Springs Church of Christ and in her leisure time, she loved gardening, fishing, swimming and cooking. She enjoyed spending time with young people, particularly when they would come to her house to "trick-or-treat" at Halloween. She dearly loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Her survivors include two daughters, Delores Crump of Bolivar and Debra (Bert) York of Counce; one son, Don (Beth Smith) Luttrell of Bolivar; two brothers, Jerry (Sylvia) Childers of Middleton and Larry (Mary Ann) Childers of Bolivar; a sister-in-law, Inez Childers of Middleton; seven grandchildren, Randy, Jason, Wayne, Jonathan, Katie, Jerry Don and Brad; and 10 great-grandchildren, Paige, Chelsey, Taylor, Payton, Jaycee` Pace, Chris, Bryson, Logan, Zoe, Davide` and "one on the way."

In addition to her husband (whom she married July 25, 1970) and her parents, Mrs. Braddock is preceded in death by a brother, Roy Lee Childers.

Memorials may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation (http://www.arthritis.org); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (http://www.stjude.org); or Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (http://www.lebonheur.org).