Irene Redkey

IRENE REDKEY

Irene Virginia Redkey, 93, of Silsbee; born May 16, 1929, in Brenham, Texas to the late Charlie Meyer and Lillie Rosenbaum Meyer; passed away December 10, 2022, in her home.

Funeral service was Wednesday, December 14 at First United Methodist Church in Silsbee under the direction of Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee with burial following at R.S. Farmer Memorial Cemetery.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years, A. E. “Cotton” Redkey; brothers, Raymond Meyer, Marvin Meyer, Lonnie Meyer; and son-in-law, Neil Hoskins.

Irene and Cotton moved to Silsbee in 1947 where they began their family and reared their children. She was kind, loving, gentle, hardworking, and generous. Irene served as a homemaker, seamstress, and was an excellent southern cook. She was an active member of First Methodist Silsbee and participated in various organizations within the church. Irene was very supportive of her children as they participated in educational and extracurricular activities. To her grandchildren, she was affectionately known as Grandma. As a grandmother, she dearly loved her grandkids and great grandkids.

For the past 1 ½ years, our mother received excellent care from her caregivers with Earth Angels. A heartfelt thank you to Jackie, Joyce, Beatrice, Barbara, and neighbor, Nola. Over the last 1 ½ weeks of her life, Harbor Hospice also provided wonderful care. We sincerely appreciate all of the help, compassion, and guidance she and our family received.

Irene is survived by her daughter, Linda Hoskins of Niceville, FL; son, Jerry Redkey (Beverly) of Buna; grandchildren, Joel Hoskins (Jaclyn), Jennifer Colón (Gabriel), Lauren Hicks (Derek), Randy Redkey (Aleksandra); great-grandchildren, Clayton Hoskins, Cole Hoskins, Ali Hicks, Kyle Hicks, Luka Redkey, and Archie Redkey.

Memorial gifts may be given to First Methodist Silsbee or a charity of your choice.