Veloy Carolyn Reynders

Veloy Carolyn Reynders, nee Hanson, passed away peacefully after a short illness. She was 90 years old. Her 90th birthday was celebrated around the world, from Acworth, Georgia, Sioux City, Iowa, Malmo, Sweden to Florence, Italy family gathered to wish her well. Veloy was born on September 17, 1936, on the family farm in Soldier, Iowa. Her family moved to Sioux City, Iowa in 1949. She graduated from East High School in Sioux City and received her teaching certificate from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She married her high school sweetheart Robert “Butchie” Bob Reynders in 1957. They were married 53 years until his death in 2011. Veloy was an avid baker, bridge player and quilter having created over 80 quilts for her family as well as a special quilt each year for the Christ the King Lutheran Church of Norcross for their Christmas Bazar. She put her sewing skills to work for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She and Bob retired to the Atlanta area in 1998. Veloy loved her volunteer work which included Christ the King Lutheran Church, Peachtree Corners, GA, and King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas, Texas, in which she also sang in the choirs, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Alliance & Fox Theaters, the Lemon House of Acworth, the 1995 MLB All-Star Game, Superbowl 53, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the 1994 World’s Cup in Dallas, the Dallas Arboretum and the George W. Bush Presidential Library. She also volunteered at over 125 PGA Tour events starting in 1975 at the Danny Thomas St. Jude Classic. She received her 25 years volunteer pin at the Tour Championship at East Lake County Club in 2025. Her volunteering spirit has been passed on to her family and extended family. Each year you can find 10-15 Reynders and Hanson relatives keeping the crowds quiet at East Lake. She is survived by her children, Brent Reynders and his wife Felicia of Kennesaw, Georgia, Scott Reynders-Byars and his husband Keith of Dallas, Texas, her daughter Diana Reynders Jones of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, her grandchildren Calli Jones Hull (Eric) and Houston Jones (Megan) and her six great-grandchildren; Rori, Grey and Annie Sue Jones and Lennon, Becket and Eliza Hull as well as her sister Holli Hanson Hotz, her brother Reuben Hanson (Karen) and numerous cousins across the globe. Remember Veloy each time you see a “Quiet Please” or “Hush Y’all” sign at a PGA Tournament, have an Orange Zest, Ginger Snap, Thumb Print or Spritz cookie, and especially Norwegian Lefsa, cuddle in the quilt she made you, sing “Silent Night” or listen to “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land by Aaron Copeland the best of her will be there too.