Obituaries

Sarah Frances Harvey Redus, 84, loving mother and grandmother, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on July 17, 2012 at Legends Healthcare Center after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 19 at Evergreen Cemetery with Beverly Olsen officiating.  Fry & Gibbs funeral home has charge of the arrangements.

Sarah, the daughter of Arthur and Bessie Hicks Harvey, was born April 28, 1928, in Lamar County.  After graduating from Paris High School in 1946, she married William Vernon (Chick) Redus on November 4, 1951 in Paris and he preceded her in death on May 11, 1980.  She was a long-time member of Calvary United Methodist Church.  Sarah worked for many years as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Midland and in Paris and represented Midland Telephone Pioneers in the Texas Miss Bathing Beauty contest in 1952, where she received 2^nd place.

Sarah was an amazing and beautiful woman who loved spending time with her family and friends.  She lit up a room with her smile and laughter.   Her home was always a welcoming place and family and friends could always be found there.  Prior to her illness, she loved to bring joy to local nursing home residents through visits, cards and gifts of her special bread pudding.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her beloved sister and brother-in-law , Ruth Harvey Echols and Preston Echols, and her brother, John Harold Harvey. 

She is survived by three children, William David Redus and wife, Betty, John Michael Redus and wife, Laurie, and Teresa Lynn Woodard and husband Lee, all of Paris; grandchildren Dava Redus Daniel and husband, Dustin, Colt Redus, Bailee Redus, Cody Redus, and Matt Woodard and fiancé Taylor Davidson, all of Paris, Stephen Hohenberger and wife, Heather, of Grand Prairie, and Jessica Woodard of McKinney; great-grandchildren Kaden and Kase Daniel, of Paris, and Trevin and Tannon Hohenberger, of Grand Prairie; sister-in-law Jo Redus Parham of Paris and brother-in-law Jerry Redus of Corpus Christi; numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.  She is also survived by special cousins, Clyde Bradford of Houston and Jean Burns of Paris.

Named as pallbearers are grandsons Stephen Hohenberger, Matt Woodard, Colt Redus, Cody Redus, Dustin Daniel and nephews Robert Echols and Fred Fore. 

Special thanks to the ladies of the Joy Class at Calvary United Methodist Church.  Also, special thanks to the wonderful caregivers of Legends Healthcare Center.

Family will be at the residence of son Mike Redus, 3020 Wood Hollow in Paris.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Alzheimer’s Alliance of Northeast Texas, 211 Winchester Street, Tyler, Texas 75701.