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Irene Gladys Childres went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, just 10 days before her 101st birthday.?Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: Donations may be made to her beloved church, First United Methodist of Kennedale, P.O. Box 146, Kennedale, Texas 76060. {{more}}?Irene married her high school sweetheart, Norman Truitt Childres, at age 18. As a beloved wife and full-time mother, her life is celebrated by her surviving children, Hoyt Childres, Norma Nessler and Joy Roberts.?She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman; sisters, Joan and Laverne; and brother. Jerry.?Survivors: Her loving son, Hoyt Childres and his wife, Carol; daughter, Norma Nessler and husband, Otto; and daughter, Joy Roberts and husband, George. Irene is also survived by six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She is loved by all.?Published in Star-Telegram on May 30, 2013?