Alice LaVerne Childress, age 81 of Grand Junction, CO, passed away at HopeWest Care Center on Monday, June 22, 2020, after a lengthy illness. LaVerne was born on December 7, 1938 in Dyess, Arkansas, to the late Harold Cline and Eleanor Alice Hale-Cline. She was survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Howard “Jitter” Childress of Grand Junction, CO; daughters, Jamie (Cliff) Heir of Colorado Springs, CO and Alice Childress Linch of North Pole, AK; and brother-in-law J.T. Hale of Tupelo, MS.
No services are planned. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her honor to HopeWest Hospice, 3090 N 12th St. #B, Grand Junction, CO 81506.