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James Franklin Redmond

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James Franklin Redmond

Birth
Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Death
27 Feb 2007 (aged 85)
Leesburg, Lake County, Florida, USA
Burial
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James Franklin Redmond, 85, of Lexington Park, MD died February 27, 2007 in Avente Rehabilitation, Leesburg, FL.

Born October 6, 1921 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late James Oscar Redmond and Mary Edna Hewitt Redmond.

Mr. Redmond was an engineer aboard war shipping administration ships under the U.S. Coast Guard. He traveled to the Mediterranean Middle East War Zone, the Atlantic War Zone, Pacific War Zone including two trips to Murmansk, North Russia. He also received five bars; the Merchant Marine Defense and Combat Bar, Mediterranean Middle East, Atlantic War Zone & Pacific War Zone Bars, for his participation in these campaigns.

Mr. Redmond worked as a Physical Plant Director at St. Mary's College of Maryland, in St. Mary's City, MD from 1951 until 1981, when he retired. He was a past member of the Knights of Columbus in Ridge, MD, Ridge Lions Club, Piney Point Lions Club, and Mechanicsville Moose Lodge. He enjoyed the outdoors and woodworking, boating, fishing, crabbing, and gardening.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Aleathea Evans Redmond, daughter; Gayle A. Hancock and her husband, William J. of Fairfax, VA, son; James F. "Frank" Redmond II and his wife, Wanda L. of Fredericksburg, VA, siblings; Ellsie Bowles of Leonardtown, MD, Agnes Elizabeth Owens of Lexington Park, MD, Hilda M. Weaver of Baton Rouge, LA, and Charles Irving Redmond of Clements, MD, three grandsons; Jeffrey A. Hancock and his wife, Jennifer of Fairfax, VA, Mark D. Redmond and his wife, Tanya of Fredericksburg, VA, and Jason P. Redmond of Lexington Park, MD, step-grandson; Ronald Wayne Gilchrist of Lexington Park, MD, and three great-grandchildren; Shawn Corbin Redmond, Caroline Nicole Hancock, and Jesse Allan Redmond.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Mary Rose Bullock and his grandson, James Franklin Redmond III.
James Franklin Redmond, 85, of Lexington Park, MD died February 27, 2007 in Avente Rehabilitation, Leesburg, FL.

Born October 6, 1921 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late James Oscar Redmond and Mary Edna Hewitt Redmond.

Mr. Redmond was an engineer aboard war shipping administration ships under the U.S. Coast Guard. He traveled to the Mediterranean Middle East War Zone, the Atlantic War Zone, Pacific War Zone including two trips to Murmansk, North Russia. He also received five bars; the Merchant Marine Defense and Combat Bar, Mediterranean Middle East, Atlantic War Zone & Pacific War Zone Bars, for his participation in these campaigns.

Mr. Redmond worked as a Physical Plant Director at St. Mary's College of Maryland, in St. Mary's City, MD from 1951 until 1981, when he retired. He was a past member of the Knights of Columbus in Ridge, MD, Ridge Lions Club, Piney Point Lions Club, and Mechanicsville Moose Lodge. He enjoyed the outdoors and woodworking, boating, fishing, crabbing, and gardening.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Aleathea Evans Redmond, daughter; Gayle A. Hancock and her husband, William J. of Fairfax, VA, son; James F. "Frank" Redmond II and his wife, Wanda L. of Fredericksburg, VA, siblings; Ellsie Bowles of Leonardtown, MD, Agnes Elizabeth Owens of Lexington Park, MD, Hilda M. Weaver of Baton Rouge, LA, and Charles Irving Redmond of Clements, MD, three grandsons; Jeffrey A. Hancock and his wife, Jennifer of Fairfax, VA, Mark D. Redmond and his wife, Tanya of Fredericksburg, VA, and Jason P. Redmond of Lexington Park, MD, step-grandson; Ronald Wayne Gilchrist of Lexington Park, MD, and three great-grandchildren; Shawn Corbin Redmond, Caroline Nicole Hancock, and Jesse Allan Redmond.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Mary Rose Bullock and his grandson, James Franklin Redmond III.


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  • Maintained by: KarenBG
  • Originally Created by: Faith
  • Added: Mar 27, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18651815/james_franklin-redmond: accessed ), memorial page for James Franklin Redmond (6 Oct 1921–27 Feb 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18651815, citing Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by KarenBG (contributor 47130734).