Ardell "Pat" Redding

May 8, 1937 - July 28, 2013

Ardell “Pat” Redding, 76, of Benton Harbor departed this life on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at her home. Services celebrating her life will be held at Noon on Friday, August 2, at the New Bethel Baptist Church, 2360 Townline Road, Sodus. The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 11 AM on Friday at the Church. Burial will follow at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Please share messages, memories or photos at www.florin.net. Pat was born on May 8, 1937 in Lake Village, AR to the union of Lyman and Millie Davis. She moved to Benton Harbor at a very early age and professed her life to Christ at the age of 14. She graduated from Farragut High School in Chicago. After graduating she began to work as an Administrative Secretary for various companies and retired from the Benton Harbor Public Schools. She was a long time member of New Bethel Baptist Church. She leaves to cherish her memory a daughter, Lawanda J. Burns-Carver of South Bend; a son, Marcus Shockley, of South Bend; 3 brothers, Lyman Davis, Jr., Frank (Ethel) Davis and Raymond Davis; 2 sisters, Juanita Jenning and Odell Thompson; a special God brother, Richard (Latonya) Lewis; 13 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Pat was preceded in death by a son, Anthony, and 4 brothers.