Pearl Lorane Childress

September 4, 1933 - May 3, 2022

On May 3rd, our sweet mother and wife Pearl Lorane Childress, age 88 of Front Royal, VA gained her angel wings one week shy of her 70th wedding anniversary. Lorane was born and raised in Manassas, VA and attended Woodbine Baptist Church as a child and young adult. She enjoyed dancing, bowling, bingo, being a member of the Manassas women of the Moose, and spending time with her family and friends. She was a homemaker, and her proudest accomplishment was raising three children. Upon her husband’s retirement in 1982, they moved to the Shenandoah Valley. She was predeceased by her parents, Ethel Agnes and Thomas Aden Jones, and all her siblings. Brothers Frederick, Carlton, Gilbert and Ralph Jones and sisters, Minnie Beavers, Irene Breeden, and Doris Jones. Survived by her husband, Robert E. Childress and children, Paula Zimbro and companion David Hutto of Myrtle Beach, SC, Robin and Chris Lawson of Penn Laird, VA , and son Robert B. Childress of Strasburg, VA, three grandchildren, Amber Dearing, Christopher Lawson, IV, and Nathan Lawson, four great grandchildren, Cody Dearing, Alexis Lawson, Isabel Lawson, Nash Lawson and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staffs of Front Royal Family Practice, Warren Memorial Hospital, and Greenfield Reflections. The family will receive friends at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA 20110 on Monday, May 9, 2022 from 6-8 p.m. where funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Woodbine Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or The National Kidney Foundation.