Barbara Jean Redd

SISTER BARBARA JEAN KERSEY REDD WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ROBERT LEE KERSEY AND THE LATE HELEN BERTINA LEE WOODS KERSEY. SHE WAS BURN MAY 17TH, 1930 IN FRANKFORT, INDIANA. TO THAT UNION, THERE WERE ALSO FOUR BROTHERS(ROBERT, BILLY, CHARLES AND DONALD).

SHE ATTENDED FRANKFORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM FRANKFORT HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 1948(COMMONLY KNOW AS THE FRANKFORT HOT DOGS) IN THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE FIELD FROM A CLASS OF 275 WITH HIGH HONOR. SHE ATTENDED FRANKFORT AME METHODIST CHURCH WHILE LIVING IN FRANKFORT, INDIANA.

SHE WAS UNITED IN HOLY MATRIMONY IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA ON DECEMBER 2, 1950 TO ROBERT LAWRENCE REDD, SR. OF BLUFFTON, INDIANA WELLS COUNTY. TO THIS UNION FOUR CHILDREN WERE BORN (GARY, TERRI, ROBERT JR.(BOBBY) AND MARTA.

SHE RECEIVED THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS NAME IN DECEMBER OF 1968 UNDER THE PASTORATE OF THE LATE BELOVED BISHOP MORRIS E. GOLDER OF GRACE APOSTOLIC CHURCH(PASTOR AND FOUNDER). SHE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AS A VITAL STATISTICS CORRECTION CLERK OF BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS AS A CORRECTION CLERK AND TYPIST. TRANSFERRED TO MARION COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENT AS A REGISTRAR OF THE ADULT MEDICAID, TO ASSIGN ALL CASE LOADS. IN 1984, SHE WAS SELECTED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER FROM A TOTAL OF 375 CO-WORKERS, WHICH SHE WAS TRULY BLESSED. SHE WAS A ORGANIZED, DEDICATED PERSON WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD CO-WORKERS AND CLIENTS AND WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO STAND IN AS SUPERVISOR WHEN HER SUPERVISOR WAS NOT THERE. SHE WOULD OFTEN BE FOUND SINGING IN THE HALLS AS SHE WENT FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, TALKING ABOUT JESUS AND SPREADING THE WORD WHENEVER POSSIBLE. HER LOVE FOR HER CHILDREN