Ray F. Randolph, son of Preston and Hattie Meredith Randolph, was born in Salem, W. Va., March 13, 1869, and died March 16, 1942, at his home in Salem.
He was married June 25, 1896, to Miss Allie M. Davis. He is survived by Mrs. Randolph and one son, Harold Creed, of Clarksburg, W. Va. A son Jamie died in 1908, at the age of ten weeks. Mr. Randolph is also survived by a sister Ina, wife of United States Senator Joseph Rosier, Washington, D. C., also a foster sister, Mrs. Clara Watt, Toledo. Ohio.
He was a member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church and was known through his active life as a man of deep sympathies and generous spirit. The funeral service at the church was conducted by Pastor James L. Skaggs and Dr. S. O. Bond. Music was provided by a college male quartet and soloist, Mrs. Clarence M. Rogers. The body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Salem.
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