Mattie Retha Kidd (Keaton) Childress, 76, of Chattaroy, WV

Mattie Retha Kidd (Keaton) Childress, 76, of Chattaroy, WV, died peacefully July 19, 2024, at the Tug Valley Regional Medical Center, South Williamson, KY.  Mattie was born January 11, 1948, in Jellico, TN, the daughter of the late Leslie Kidd and Lena Private Kidd.  She was also preceded in death by her first husband, James Russell Keaton, and her second husband, Danny Joe Childress; brother, William Martin (W.M.) Kidd and sisters, Barbara Louise Bowling, and Mary Ruth Cooper.  Survivors include her daughter, Karen Mae Keaton; granddaughters, Ashley Dawn Keaton (Imogene), and Briana Suzanne Bentley (Danny); great granddaughters, Kendall Grace, Kali Mae, Kenzi Jo, and Addileigh Bree; brothers, Leslie Edward “L.E.” Kidd, Hubert Ray Kidd (Alene), Lloyd Omar Kidd (Lois), and a host of other loving family and friends.   Mattie’s visitation will be held Monday, July 22nd from 6 – 10 PM at the Huntleyville Gospel Revelation Church, with special services at 7 PM with Gary Dove officiating.  Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, July 23rd beginning at 1 PM at the church with Harrison Baisden officiating.  Burial will follow at Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher, WV, with her family and friends serving as pallbearers.  R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry, KY, is serving the Childress family.  Online condolences at www.rerogersfh.com.

This is a courtesy announcement by the Harp Funeral Home of Jellico.  “Your Family Funeral Home”