ATLANTA - Carroll L. (Chuck) Childers, 85, passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. He was a native of Franklin, a son of the late Herman and Josephine Snyder Childers.
Carroll was a graduate of the Franklin High School Class of 1953 and was awarded a football scholarship for Western Carolina College. He later studied at Georgia Tech and graduated from Georgia State University.
He worked many years at Lockheed Martin Aircraft Corporation in Atlanta, as well as in Florida, New Jersey and Panama. After retirement from Lockheed, he enjoyed a successful career as a real estate broker in the Atlanta area.
Carroll was a happy person, always smiling, and felt that he had been blessed with a good life. He was always ready to participate in conversation and laughter. He was an avid golfer, especially enjoying playing the courses in Scotland. He was a longtime member of the Atlanta Athletic Club.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Naomi Elliott Childers (2014); a sister, Mildred C. Cunningham (1974); and a brother, Bruce Childers (2017). He is survived by a daughter, Cindy Childers Brooks of Knoxville, Tennessee; a son, Steve Childers and wife Cindy, of Atlanta; a grandson, Dr. Matthew Brooks and wife Elizabeth of Falls Church, Virginia; a great-grandson, Wesley Brooks (age 3); three sisters, Barbara Childers Simmons of Cypress, Texas, Patricia C. Safko of Franklin and Kathryn C. Teem of Waynesville; a brother, David P. Childers of Lake City, Florida; and numerous loving cousins, nieces and nephews.
Due to COVID-19 health concerns, no services are planned.