EHS 1961 Classmate Mae Thomas Redding passed away April 10th, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital.
Mae graduated from IU South Bend with a bachelors and masters degree in education. She taught at Monger Elementary and Head Start and retired as a substitute teacher.
She was a member of the Minority Teachers Association and a faithful member of the Agape Missionary Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for several years.
Survivors left to cherish her memory include her husband of 56 years, Frederick Redding Sr., her children Antoinette Redding, Jeffrey Jermaine ( Jennifer ) Redding, Ayana Lanette Redding, grandchildren Destany Mae Kyle ,Troy (Alexia) Brown III, Sinclair Redding, and Maxwell Redding, Great grandchildren, Tatiyana Burrell, Parker Hiles and Addison Brown .
She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Esther Thomas, a son, Frederick Douglas Redding Jr., brothers, James Thomas, Jesse Gamble and Melvin Thomas, sisters, Annie (McKnight) Whitted and Marcella Furlow.
Our condolences to the family.