Leah Ethel Redmon
Apr 17, 2018Leah Ethel Redmon, 80, of Baxter, will be held Tuesday, April 10, at 1 p.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Arlington of Tennessee Cemetery. Pastor Wayne Redmon and Pastor Jim Short will officiate. Her family will receive friends today, Monday, April 9, from 4-8 p.m., and again Tuesday, April 10, from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.Mrs. Redmon passed away Saturday evening, April 7, 2018, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. She was born June 27, 1937, in Statesboro, Georgia, to the late Sumpter Lloyd and Rubena Donaldson Johnson. She attended Central High School in Wartburg and later was a graduate of Life Christian University.Ethel was a woman of deep faith who expressed love for others. She was an evangelist with the Body of Christ Ministry. She always saw the positive side of life and of people.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth David Redmon; and by four grandchildren, Teresa Dawn Redmon, Kenneth Wayne Redmon, Jr., Leah Hope Cunningham and William Daniels.She is survived by her adoring family, her 16 children, Pastor Wayne (Crystal) Redmon, Teresa All Martin, Lille (Gary) Dyke, Jill Newman, Jan (Ricky) Nicholas, Joy (Michael) Mayes, Sandy Cunningham, Dave (Sheila) Redmon, Ricky (Karen) Redmon, Thomas (Kathie) Redmon, Gwen (Barry) Close, Tina Copeland, Chad (Tammy) Redmon, Melody (Keith) Fry, Freddy (Hannah) Redmon and Faith (Monty) Perry; 33 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and by sister, Yvonne Melhorn.Gary Dyke, Mike Mayes, Barry Close, Ricky Nicholas, Kenny Cunningham and Douglas Mayes will serve as pallbearers.Memorial contributions may be made to Body of Christ Ministries, 13310 Old Baxter Rd., Silver Point, TN 38582.Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, 526-6111. You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com. ... (Cookeville Herald Citizen)
