Kenneth Wayne Childress (2009) Julie Chrisley (then known as Julie Marie Hughes) married her first husband, Kenneth Wayne Childress, in 1991 when she was 18 years old and he was 26! SEE THE PROOF! Just Who Was Kenneth Wayne Childress? Kenneth Wayne Childress in 1986 Not unlike all the other men in Julie's orbit, this one also has a long rap shee t Childress clearly had a cocaine addiction Kenny Childress sounds like a wonderful man. Look at this criminal domestic violence conviction. Julie is is lucky she got out with her pretty face intac t ! Just Like Todd Chrisley, Julie's first husband was arrested for shoplifting too! Unfortunately, Kenneth Wayne Childress died in 2012 at the age of 46 years old. It appears he never remarried and never had children. Maybe Julie was his long-lost true love.