Althea Jane Davis Randolph, daughter of Levi B. and Sarah Jane Rymer Davis, was born at Lost Creek, W. Va., April 25, 1866, and died March 30, 1961, at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. C. W. P. Hansen of Salem, where she had been cared for during the past several months.
She was married to Charles Randolph, Jan. 1, 1890. For many years the Randolphs were residents of Lost Creek, but later moved to Salem where for 28 years he was a partner in the Randolph and Lowther Real Estate Company. The home which Mr. and Mrs. Randolph built in Salem is now a Salem College girls' dormitory, named Althea Hall, in honor of Mrs. Randolph. Mrs. Randolph had been a member of the Lost Creek Seventh Day Baptist Church for more than 75 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Cretah F. Randolph of Salem; two grandsons, Charles W. F., and Donovan F. Randolph, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa.; one sister, Miss Girthea S. Davis of Clarksburg; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held at the Lost Creek Seventh Day Baptist Church, April 1, with the Rev. Leon R. Lawton, acting pastor, and the Rev. C. W. P. Hansen, officiating. Interment was in the Brick Church Cemetery.
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