Jack "Lamar" Childers, age 59, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Select Specialty Hospital of Nashville surrounded by his family. He was born on February 21, 1966 to Jack and Barbara Childers in Tate, Georgia.
Lamar is survived by his wife of 34 years, Kerri Childers of Jasper; daughter and son-in-law, Courtney and Dustin Hancock of Jasper; grandchildren, Lane, Connor, and Avery Hancock; brother, Raymond Childers of Jasper; sisters, Ruby Helton of Gurley, Alabama; Michelle Wishon of Ellijay; and Lisha McClure of Jasper.
Lamar was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jack and Barbara Childers; brothers, David and Gerald Childers.
Lamar was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, July 18, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. at Ryo Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremy Southern and Rev. Jerome Silvers officiating. Internment will follow in the Ryo Baptist Church Cemetery. The gentlemen serving as pallbearers will be, Danny Kincaid, Noel Collis, Nathan Turner, Elijah Turner, Richard Rogers, Kevin Cunningham, Kemp McReynolds, and Randy Steelman.
The family will be receiving friends at Roper Funeral Home on Thursday, July 17, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Friday, July 18, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
The family will be accepting flowers.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Staff of Roper Funeral Home and Crematory