Frank G. Childers ’61

Frank, known to some of us as “Bushy,” died June 6, 2024.

Born in Nashville, Tenn., he came to Princeton from Phillips Andover Academy. At Princeton, he majored in politics, wrote his thesis on Sen. Estes Kefauver, took his meals at Campus, was a member of the French, Spanish, and artillery clubs, and roomed with Randy Taylor.

After Princeton, Frank earned a J.D. at Vanderbilt Law School and lived and farmed as the owner and operator of Governor’s Grant Farm in the Sango Community in Clarksville, Tenn., for most of his life. He was a member of the Tennessee Bar and a longtime member and president of the TN-KY Threshermen’s Association. He was a founder of the East Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Cincinnati Society.

Frank is survived by his wife of 50 years, Virginia; children Glenn and Eizabeth Ross; and four grandchildren.