Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 28 April 2011 — Page 3

The Muncie Times 'April 28, 2011 • Page 3

continued from page 1 Throughout her career, she always strived to encourage and motivate her students and counselors to become enlightened, educated and contributing citizens. She loved her students and they loved her. Redd was very active in the Muncie community. She was a former supervisor of the Y-Teens, former member of the Munsyana Day Nursery Board, Family Counseling Board,Calvary Baptist Church Flower Guild, Junior Missionary and BTU. At the time of her death she was on the board of directors of Buffer

Memorial Children's Center, a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Honorary Sorority, Indiana Federated Club of Colored Women; Coalition of 100 Women, Motive Our Minds volunteer, Christian Women United Gideon's and the Reflecting Lights (Northeastern District, Indiana State Teacher's Association and National Education Association. Ruth Ellen accepted Christ at an early age and was an active member in her church in Connersville. She was a former member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a faithful member of the Antioch Baptist

Church. She directed the youth department for many years, taught Sunday School, led the Vacation Bible School, directed the Christmas and Easter pageants, had belonged to the senior and mass choirs, senior missionary and had been on the deaconess, scholarship , Women of Antioch and the kitchen committees. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Redd Reeves (Albert), Fort Wayne, Ind,; a grandson, Damien, twin granddaughters, Meisha and Delisha; one great granddaughter, Jaidence; and five aunts: Adell Thomas, Fishers Ind., Josephine Douglas (Johnnie),

Princie Gordon, Roberta White (Earnest), and Eva Allender, all of Indianapolis, Ind., one uncle, Joseph Keene, Indianapolis; a special nephew, Carl Rhinehart Jr. (Sylvia) and niece, Margarita Dodson (David), Indianapolis. Also, cousins, Bash Pickering (Frederick), Michael Jeremiah, Dennis Perkins (Marva), and Little Dennis Jr. (Kristin), all of Connersville, Mary Edna Martin and daughters, Toni and Christy, Odenton, Md.„ Robecca Potter, Indianapolis, Pam Morris, Indianapolis, sis-ters-in-law, Delores Rhinehart, Muncie, Margarite Rhinehart, Temple Hill, Md.,; and a

host of other relatives and friends. She treasured the friendship of Anniebell Broaddus, Mattie Coleman and Grade Foster; her caregivers, Johnnie Scott, Vergie Wayne and Pat Montgomery. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 55 years,Rocoe Redd , two brothers, Carl and Rieman Rhinehart; one sister, Geogianna Rhinehart, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were entrusted to Faulkner's Mortuary. Condolences may be posted at http://www.faulknermortuary.com.