In the small town of Geraldine, Alabamafarmer Hody Childress is known for his humility and kindness.
However, many people did not know the full extent of his kindness.
That is, until she died on January 1, 2023. That’s when Childress’ neighbors learned that a General of the Air Forcepharmacy bills were secretly paid for people who could not afford their prescriptions.
“Everybody knew him, but Hody wasn’t the one who came in and wanted everyone to know he was there,” said Brooke Walker, physician and owner of Geraldine Drugs. , Fox News Digital.
“He did make peanut butter for my staff and put it away,” Walker said.
“He would bring us tomatoes or apples from his tree and say, ‘Hey, I’ve been thinking about you.’ This is a small town – and we’re like family to each other.”
Hody Childress of Geraldine, Alabama, poses in a suit and tie.
(Ashley Sargent Photography)
One day about 10 years ago, Childress brought something other than food into Geraldine Drugs: a folded $100 bill.
Walker said Childress told him to use the money to help anyone in town who couldn’t. drug payment they needed it—and she told him not to tell a soul.
For ten years, Childress gave Walker $100 on the first day of every month.
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“When he first came to me, I thought it was a one-time thing and I didn’t think it would continue,” Walker said.
Hody Childress (center) poses with her daughter Tania Nix (left) and husband Ronald Nix (right).
(Tania Nix)
“He gave it to me in peace,” Walker said.
“People could be in (the pharmacy) and they wouldn’t know what he was doing because he would move it to me, folded up in a place where you couldn’t really see what it was. what. no debt.”
The community’s need for help, Walker said, is great.
“There were cases where there was one the child was sick and they have to wait until Friday to get the medicine or they won’t get it at all,” Walker said.
Walker said he also served the elderly patients with heart problems uninsured, and a mother who had insurance but couldn’t afford the EpiPen her son desperately needed.
In all these situations, he was able to help because of the kindness of Hody Childress.
See here the storefront (left) and interior of Geraldine Drugs in Geraldine, Alabama, where Hody Childress donates $100 a month to help other customers’ pharmacy bills.
(Geraldine Drugs)
Walker said Childress contributed about $10,000 to other people’s pharmacy bills.
“Sometimes I feel, ‘Oh my love, that’s a lot of pressure,'” Walker said.
“But I tried to listen when someone came in and ask for a price for their medicine – then I can tell by their response that it will be difficult for them,” he added. “Or some will say, ‘Okay, I won’t get it. that today, but maybe I can come back on Friday when I get paid.'”
Walked added, “I always try to refer to each person who needs it.”
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Walker said Childress never missed a month in contributions and the money contributed to the growth.
“The best part about Hody is that he doesn’t want approval.”
But Childress suffered chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – and in the last few months of his life, he couldn’t leave his house to make his $100 delivery to the pharmacy.
So, he told his daughter, Tania Nix, and relied on her for help.
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“It got to the point where he couldn’t leave the house, so I stayed with him and went to the grocery store and ran errands for him,” Nix said. a hairstyle in nearby Ider, Alabama.
Four generations of the same family: Hody Childress (center) and daughter Tania Nix (right), grandson Eric Hody Nix (left) and grandson Bryson Nix (center) , owned by Hody Childress) in 2022.
(Tania Nix)
“One day he said to me, ‘I’ve been doing something for a long time and I want to continue doing it as long as I live.’
Woman Woman said to his daughter about his private mission and told him to bring the usual $100 to Walker at the pharmacy – but not to tell anyone about it.
“He told me, ‘I’m giving Brooke the freedom to decide how to spend that to help someone and tell them it’s a gift from God,'” the said Nix.
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After Childress died and Nix was ready for his father’s service, he decided to want people know his kindness.
“I didn’t know (the) depth of the story or how much, I didn’t know it’s been almost 10 years, he never mentioned this to us.”
Would be, a family member reached out to Walker — and that opened the door for her to tell her story, Nix said.
“I had to make the decision whether I was going to tell this secret or not,” Walker said. “And he was successful.”
Nix said he and Walker compared information about him father’s gift, how many people he helped and how long he did his kind and considerate work.
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“I was surprised,” Nix said.
“I didn’t know (the) depth of the story or how much, I didn’t know it’s been almost 10 years, he never mentioned this to us.”
Hody Childress and his wife, Martha Jo Childress. Hody Childress died at the age of 80 on Sunday, January 1, 2023. He is survived by his wife, two children, three stepchildren, 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. .
(Ashley Sargent Photography)
And that’s exactly what Childress wanted.
“I heard someone say that the Hody way is to give it up and don’t tell anyone,” Walker said.
“I thought it was amazing worry about someone you have never met or you don’t know and you can give them something and get nothing in return, not even a thank you,” he said. “That’s all need to know in his heart that he did the right thing. He took care of someone. And I think it’s spreading across the country.”
Walker said he received calls from people around the country now wants to continue the “Hody Childress fund.”
The owner of Geraldine Drugs, Brooke Walker (second from left), poses with her family at Christmas. For a decade, Walker helped Hody Childress, a veteran, use his own money to help neighbors pay their medical bills. The woman did not want anyone to know.
(Ashley Sargent Photography)
“I was talking to a man last night washington state, and he wanted to give me one year of donations in Hody’s name,” Walker said.
“He’s from Washington, and we’re in Alabama. No one knows him. He doesn’t know who the beneficiaries are – but in his heart, he loves people and wants to help them. anyone who carries on Hody’s legacy,” he added.
Walker said to another person call from Miami to ask if he can survive.
“There is still good in the world.”
When he told this person that he had received many calls, he replied, “If that money goes to zero, I want you to call me, but if it’s all the same to you, I’ll go. my local drugstore and start my own Hody Childress fund.”
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“In our town, we love each other and we take care of each other,” Walker said, “and there are people here who need help and Hody took care of them.” them.”
Hody Childress asked her daughter, Tania Nix, to carry out her tradition of delivering a $100 bill once a month to a local pharmacy to help neighbors in need. The child did this for ten years.
(Ashley Sargent Photography/Geraldine Drugs)
“But there are people all over America who need help,” he added.
“If everyone heard his story and thought, ‘Let me go to my pharmacy or think of a way I can help someone in my town,’ it could be contagious.”
Nix said he hopes to get it.
“I want it to be an impact,” Nix said.
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“There is still good in the world,” Nix added.
“There are people who want to reach out and help strangers — just to give them that hope and that feeling of being loved.”