Mr. Faye A. Randolph was born April 28, 1911 in Stigler, Oklahoma, the son of A.T. Randolph and Mollie Harrell Randolph. He was married to Opal Kathleen Matlock on December 26, 1931 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death on March 27, 2005. Mr. Randolph received his Masters Degree in Education and was a retired teacher. He taught a total of 43 years at Mershon, Mineral Springs, Sadie, Shiloh, Harrison, Central and Sallisaw Schools. He was also a county Superintendant for dependent schools and retired from Central Schools as Superintendant. He was a member of the Sequoyah County Farm Bureau Board, Sequoyah County Health Department Board, and charter member of the Sequoyah County Historical Society. He was a member and former Deacon at First Baptist Church in Sallisaw, Ok. Mr. Randolph passed this life on January 6, 2010 in Sallisaw, Ok. after having attained the age of 98 years, 8 months and 8 days.
Survivors are:
1 daughter and son in law: Joyce and Ken Ogdon of Wichita, Kansas
2 sons: Boyce Randolph of Wichita, Kansas and Donald Randolph of Sallisaw, Oklahoma
1 sister: Emma Phillips of Plano, Texas
6 grandchildren
9 great grandchildren
5 great great grandchildren
several other relatives and friends
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, 1 sister: Geneva Orendorff and 2 brothers: Silas and Jack Randolph |