Donnell C. Childers (born March 3, 1932) is an American former politician in the state of Florida.Childers was born in 1932 in Alabama. He attended Troy State University where he earned a bachelor of science degree, and moved to Florida in 1960. He was a contractor and member of a bank advisory board. In 1974, he was elected to the State Senate for the 22nd district, and he served until 1990.