Private family services for Regina Caroline Childs, 95 of Poteau, Oklahoma will be held at a later date.
Cremation is under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home
She was born on December 25, 1925 in Ridgeway, Pennsylvania to Mary P. (Polaski) Jackson and Jacob J. Jackson and passed away on March 17, 2021 in Poteau, Oklahoma. She was married to George William Childs on 7-12-1947 in Tonawanda, New York. She was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Childs; brother, Richard Jackson, and her parents, Jacob and Mary Jackson.
She loved playing cards, Bunco, Bingo, and bowling.
She was Baptized in June of 2020. Regina suffered from Vascular Dementia and came to live with Rob and Elaine in 2015.
Before that she resided at Friendly Village in Manchester, New York from 2004-2015. Prior to that, she and her husband resided and raised their family in Shortsville, New York from 1947-2004. She worked as a nurse for 30 years and then spent another 30 years at various positions at FF Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, New York.
Survivors include her daughters, Elaine (Robert) Eshom of Poteau, Oklahoma, Meribeth (Richard) Williams of West Bloomfield, New York; son, Daniel (Karen) Childs of Cartersville, Georgia; sister, Patricia Gaul of N. Tonawanda, New York; grandchildren, Wendy (Chad) Koerber, Erica Williams, Cassandra Williams, Holly Childs; great grandchildren, Abby Kierber, Will Kierber, Connor Hale, numerous other relatives and loved ones.