Agnes Redmond

REDMOND, Mrs. Agnes (Mills) - Age 88, made her transition from temporary life to eternal life, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital. Family hour 10 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Canaan Baptist Church, 910 E. Gillespie St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m., Min. Anthony Wilburn officiating, Pastor Charles E. Roots, Host Pastor. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Redmond will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Wednesday with family present from 5-7 p.m. Mrs. Agnes Redmond was born October 5, 1921 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Bessie and Albert Mills. At the age of four, she moved to Flint, Michigan with her family. Agnes accepted Christ at an early age at Canaan Baptist Church, where she was a former member. She attended Flint Public Schools and excelled academically and in sports, graduating from Flint Northern High School in 1940. In 1945, she married Gerald Redmond and was the mother of ten children. Agnes had a keen intellect and loved learning. At the age of 62, she received an Associate of Arts Degree in accounting from Baker College. She thought it was important to set an example for all her children and grandchildren. Agnes and her 1940 citywide softball team were inducted into the Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. Mrs. Agnes Redmond leaves to cherish her memory: 4 daughters, Regina (Charlie) Miles, Celeste Redmond, Myrtel Brown and Angela Redmond, all of Flint; 4 sons, Jake Lavern Mills of Houston, TX, Gregory (Sonjia) Redmond of Oakland, CA, George and Steven Redmond of Flint; 31 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Gloriadean Williams of Gary, IN, Juanita Duckworth of Detroit, MI and Vivian Williams of Flint; brother, George Mills of Columbus, OH; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Redmond was preceded in death by her son, Desi Redmond; daughter, Eloise Redmond; grandson, Terrance Saines; parents, Bessie and Albert Mills; brothers, Charles and Harold Mills; sister, Mardean Brackins; father of her children, Gerald Redmond; and special niece, Patricia Darden.

Agnes Redmond

October 5, 1921 - May 12, 2010