Dallas was born in Concord NC on October 24, 1945 to John & Paralee Childress and passed away on July 22, 2017 at his home in Boca Raton, FL where he had lived for the last six years.
Dallas lived in Concord & Kannapolis, NC during his childhood and attended A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, graduating in 1964. He joined the AirForce in Nov 1965 and his first deployment was being stationed at Incirlik Airforce Base in Turkey, monitoring Russian aircraft during the Vietnam War. Upon returning to the U.S. he was stationed at Airforce Installations in Laurel, MS and Hawthorne, NV training pilots for deployment to Vietnam. He was discharged in Feb 1969.
While in Hawthorne, Dallas met his wife of 48 years, Jeanette Wynn. Dallas & Jeanette were married at the First Baptist Church in Hawthorne after his discharge and moved back to Charlotte NC where they lived for 30 years. They had one daughter, Heather, who attended Schools in Charlotte and graduated from the University of NC - Charlotte in 1992. They lived in Atlanta, GA from 1999 - 2011 and then relocated to Boca Raton, FL to be closer to their daughter, son-in-law and grandson.
Over the years Dallas worked in Charlotte for Pitney Bowes, Radio Shack and Coldwell Bankers. When not working, he enjoyed playing golf, boating & fishing, camping, traveling and spending time with family. While in Atlanta, he obtained his Capitan's license from the U.S. Coast Guard and opened a Charter Boat Fishing business on Lake Lanier, GA.
Dallas is survived by his loving wife Jeanette of Boca Raton, FL, his daughter Heather Brewer (Andy), and grandson Drew (12) of Wellington, FL, sisters Elaine Kiser of Kannapolis, NC and Lydia Morse (David) of Granbury, TX, sister- in-law Janis Scott (Jim) of Hawthorne, NV, brother- in-law David Wynn of Sparks, NV, and step-father Derek Channon of Hawthorne, NV. There were numerous nieces and nephews including Debbie Bost (Rick) of Kannapolis, NC, LeighAnn Beaver (Marty) of Kannapolis, NC, Ashley Morse of Dallas, TX, Amber Morse (Aaron) of McKinny, TX, Corinna Scott (JoJo) of Hawthorne, NV and nephews Brian Scott of Las Vegas, NV and Darin Beaver (Destiny) of Kannapolis, NC.
There is no service at his request. His ashes will later be spread at sea by his family. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Wounded Warrior Project.