Ellen Todd Redmond Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Deaconess Ellen Todd Redmond was born on October 2, 1931, in Greenville, South Carolina to the late Lewis Thomas Todd and the late Christine Evans Todd. Ellen became a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church #1 where she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior and where her family worked faithfully. Ellen was the eldest of five children who worked closely and lovingly with her sisters and brother at Feaster Farms. She was educated in the Greenville County School System. Her parents passed along to her the importance of family values and family preservation. She loved being a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin. Ellen was known for her love of gardening, shopping and travelling. Ellen believed in home cooked meals and she kept an immaculate house. She was well organized believing that everything should have its place and as a result, be in its place. Ellen became a member of First Nazareth Baptist Church in 1973. She enjoyed the fellowship of singing on the Musical Choir. She served faithfully as a member of the Deaconess Ministry until her health began to fail. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Hazel Channell and Sarah Griffin; and one brother, Johnnie Todd. She leaves behind to cherish her memories, her husband of 62 years, Deacon Willie Joe Redmond; her four children, Naylene (Kenneth) Richardson, Dr. Willie Redmond, Jr., Vincent Redmond and Cathy Redmond-Dilligard; her three grandchildren, Jonathan Richardson, Jeremy Richardson, and Maya Dilligard; one sister, Annie Ruth Morton; four brothers-in-law, Rev. Grant (Rev. Clorine) Redmond, James (Patricia) Redmond, Willie Williams and George Griffin; nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends.

Ellen Todd Redmond

October 2, 1931 - September 25, 2018