Reda Mai Polk Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Reda Mai Polk of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, born in Franklin, Tennessee, who passed away on January 13, 2023 at the age of 84. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Reda Mai Polk to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, James O. Garland and Edith Kathleen Johnson Garland; her husband Walter Bernard Polk; her siblings, Oneda Garland Covington and Bobby Morgan Garland; her former life partner Emery Howard "Jocko" Polk; and her stepsons, Clayton B. Polk and John N. Polk.

She is survived by : her children, Ronald C Polk (Nell) of Chapel Hill and Priscilla Polk Hood (Mark) of Chapel Hill, TN; her stepdaughters, Diane Polk Carter and Sheila Polk Holt; her grandchildren, Steven E Hood, Joseph A Hood and Reda Marie Polk; her great grandchildren, Holly, Harrison, Hadley, Harmony and Emersyn Hood; her siblings, Zeneith Garland Cole, Cornelia Garland Jefferson, Dewey and Daniel Garland; and her sister-in-law Doris Polk Kennemer. She is also survived by numerous step grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews.

For those who wish, Memorial Donations, in memory of Reda Mai Garland Polk, may be made to the American Cancer Society.