DONNA LEE GIBSON CHILDERS, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 18, 2016. She passed away at home with family by her side. A lifelong Christian, she was born March 17, 1931, in Hurricane, W.Va., to Lillard and Reba Gibson. She was saved at Bethel Baptist Church and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. A loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend to all, who never knew a stranger, she was lovingly referred to as Mamaw Donnie in her hometown of Milton, W.Va. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lillard and Reba Gibson, sister, Paula Roach, brother, Chuck Gibson, and aunt, Alma Billups. She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Charles Cleveland Childers; brothers, Billy Ray Gibson and David Gibson; son, Mike Childers and his wife Kristine; son, Rick Childers and his wife Teresa; son, Gregory Childers and his wife Cheryl; and daughter, Cindy Childers. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she adored, including: grandson Jeremy Childers, his wife Sheena and their sons Ethan and Evan; grandson Justin Childers; grandson Jarrod Childers, his wife Hannah and their daughters Alexandra and Lauren; grandson John Childers, his wife Kristy their son Andrew and their daughter Kailey; grandson Daniel Childers and his wife Sasha; granddaughter Alisa Peters, her husband Tyree and their sons Judson and Beau; granddaughter Lindsey Carte, her husband Dennis and their daughter Madison Short; granddaughter Adrienne Childers; grandson Charles Cody Childers; granddaughter Courtney Childers; and granddaughter Sarah Boekell, her husband Paul and their children Isaiah, Juliet, Ezra and Abraham. Donna would also like to include Suzanne Childers Chapman, who was like a daughter to her, and would like to mention special friends Cheryl Sue Craddock Childers and Steve Bond (Sarah Beth Bokell's father), and the multiple sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and cousins who are simply too numerous to name. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, by Pastor Bill Davis. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, and after noon Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, Donna expresses her wish for friends and family to consider donating to Redemption Church of Huntington, W.Va., as this would be a meaningful contribution to her and the community she loves.