Minnie Ellen Cox Reddell
March 2, 1938 – February 15, 2025
Minnie Ellen Cox Reddell, follower of Christ, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend leapt into the presence of Our Heav enly Father, on February 15, 2025, at the age of 86.
Minnie was born March 2, 1938 in Dawson County, Texas to Aubrey M. and Ger aldine Lauderdale Cox. She was raised on a farm close to the little west Texas commu nity of Key and spoke fondly of those sweet times.
One of her favorite youth accomplishments was play ing volleyball as a “spiker” for Lamesa High School’s volleyball team. Soon after high school, Minnie mar ried the love of her life and husband of 62 years, Donald Lee Reddell.
She was a stay at home mom loving her kids while they were young, later working for Texas A&M University’s Entomology Department and for the US DAs Agricultural Research Service.
Her retirement years were spent crafting beautiful quilts, and loving her fam ily. Her immediate family includes children: Revis & René, Cheryl & Marty, and Steve & Caryn; grandchil dren: DeAnn, Tiffany & Har rison, Aubreye (& soon to be Evan), Reed & Lauren, Teal & Wes, Elisabeth, and Alex andra; great-grandchildren: Jude, Elliette, Finley and Wren; and brother: Aubrey Lee.
Minnie gave her life to Jesus when she was about 7 years old publicly follow ing Him in baptism which took place in an old water tank.
She spent the rest of her life loving Jesus and sharing of His goodness. Jesus is her strength and the One who carried her especially in recent years surviving the death of Donald and Revis even while fighting a vicious brain disease. Her favorite pastime was reading her Bible and meditating on scripture. We are comforted expecting that she heard the treasured words from her Savior, “well done my good and faithful servant.”
To celebrate her life, a funeral service will be held at 11am on Saturday, March 1 at First Baptist Church Bryan, TX to be followed by a private family burial at Aggie Field of Honor.
– Press-Reporter obituary services