Agnes Mae (Randolph) Anderson
Apr 13, 1908  -  Apr 25, 2011
Posted by Martha Reddout

© Marietta Monitor
19 Apr 2011,  Page 4

Interment followed in Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta.

Born April 13, 1908, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Theodore Fitz and Alice Mae (Schofield) Randolph, she died Monday, April 25, 2011, in Mercy Health Love County, Marietta.

Agnes grew up on a small farm outside of Lincoln and spent many happy hours playing with her three siblings: two brothers, Roy and Floyd, and sister, Alice. When asked if they had horses on their farm she replied, “Of course we did. They had to pull our wagon.” As a young woman, Agnes had some unusual jobs. She mended silk stockings for women in the lingerie department of Miller & Paine, one of the largest department stores in Lincoln. Women wore silk stockings until nylon was invented. She also played the piano music for the silent movies at the theater. Imagine a horse chase scene and Agnes playing a fast piece on the piano, instead of recorded music with the movie. Agnes graduated from Lincoln High and attended the University of Nebraska. She graduated with a major in Piano and Organ from the Sherwood School of Music, Chicago, Illinois in 1926. She was a nationally accredited organ and piano teacher and taught students for 50 years here in Love County. Agnes was a member of First Christian Church and served as church organist for 30 years.

Agnes and Francis Arthur Anderson were high school sweethearts and were married in Lincoln on August 10, 1929. They married in her home because her mother was ill with cancer. They had two daughters, Alice Mae and Charlotte Frances. The young family traveled a lot as F.A. (Andy) Anderson installed Western Auto Stores in many states. In 1940, the family stopped in Marietta and liked the bustling little town. They settled down and became owners of the Western Auto Associate Store. When World War II began, Agnes managed the store and began teaching music while Andy worked on the Santa Fe Railroad as a fireman and then engineer. Andy passed away on December 30, 1973.

In addition to her husband, Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Charlotte Carman; a sister, Alice Baker; and brothers, Roy Randolph and Floyd Randolph.

Agnes leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Alice Mae (Anderson) Cochran and husband, Jerry of Marietta; grandchildren, Christopher Lee Cochran and wife, Betty Jo of Plano, Texas; Catherine Alice Gollan and fiancé, Bryan Call of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Carl Blake Cochran and wife, Barbara of Marietta, Curtis Randolph Cochran and wife, Beth Willis, also of Marietta, Craig Carman and wife, Cecilia of Richardson, Texas and Carla Felix and husband, Robert of Edmond; 17 great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Ed Carman and wife, Aurelia of Duncan.

Casket bearers were her great-grandchildren.

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