Thomas Lee Redding

December 9, 1942 - August 15, 2020

Thomas Lee Redding, age 77, of Roanoke, died at 5:58 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will immediately follow at 12 p.m. Thursday at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Major Gerald Smelser officiating. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory in Huntington County with military funeral rites performed by VFW Post #2689 of Huntington. Please follow local recommendations for face coverings and social distancing during all events. Preferred memorials are to The Salvation Army of Huntington County, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Tom was born on December 9, 1942 in Markle, the son of Eldon L. and Dortha Lucille Redding, Sr. He graduated from Huntington Township High School in 1960 and served in the United States Air Force. He married Sandra Kay Bunker in Huntington on May 7, 1972; she preceded him in death on August 8, 2012. Tom worked as a CAD designer for Dana Corp Spicer Axle Division in Fort Wayne for 26 years. He was a member of American Legion Post #160 in Roanoke and the National Rifle Association. He was a member of the Salvation Army of Huntington County and helped teach Sunday school. Survivors include sons Darin Shane Redding of Huntington, Darin Ray (Mary) Williams of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and Keric S. Redding of Huntington and a daughter, Lacy Redding of Roanoke. Also surviving are brothers Ronald W. Redding of Tennessee and Steven W. Prilaman of Huntington, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, a brother, Eldon L. Redding, and sisters Jean J. Wintrode, Patricia L. Lusch, and Carolyn Sue Land.