Robert Elisha Randolph

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Funeral services for Robert Elisha (Bob) Randolph will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, in the Sayre Church of Christ, officiated by Eddie Randolph. Interment will be in the Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel of Sayre. Robert Randolph was born November 11, 1907 in Wheeler, Texas to Eli Howard and Mahalia Jane Randolph and died Sunday, January 20, 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 94.

He was married to Alga Mae Stewart on October 16, 1929 in Oklahoma City. They lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Illinois and Kentucky before moving to Florence, Alabama where Bob worked for the Mars Hill Bible School. They later moved back to Illinois before moving to Hobbs, New Mexico in 1958. In 1980 they moved to Sayre to make their home.

He was a member of the Southeastern Church of Christ, Indianapolis, Indiana.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, one son, Raymond Eugene Randolph; one daughter, Wanda Raae Randolph, one son-in-law, Carl Sargent, ten brothers and sisters.

Survivors include, four daughters, Virginia Haile and husband Edwin of Indianapolis, Indiana; Nancy Hartman and husband Ralph of Sayre, OK, Patsy Sargent of Lubbock, Texas; Becky McLeod and husband Mike of Elk City, two sons, Jim Randolph and wife Lavonne of Weatherford, Texas, Tom Randolph and wife Marsha of Haltom City, Texas, also a daughter-in-law, Rose Marie Varner, of Hatfield, AR; 27 grandchildren, 52 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.