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Holley Randolph
[October 27, 2013]
ATLANTA -- Holley A. Randolph, 96, of
Atlanta, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at 7:45 p.m. at Heartland
Health Care Center, Normal.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Atlanta - Holley A. Randolph, 96, of Atlanta, passed
away at 7:45 p. m. Friday (October 25, 2013) at
Heartland Health Care Center, Normal.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday at the Atlanta United Methodist Church.
Funeral Services will follow at 1:00 p.m. with the
Rev. Rob Roy officiating. Burial will be in Randolph
Cemetery, rural Kenney, Illinois.
Holley Adair was born September 14, 1917, in
Waynesville, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew V. and
Susan E. Holley Adair. She married Richard Roy
Randolph on February 27, 1938, in Waynesville. He
preceded her in death on April 20, 1995.
She is survived by her children: Laura S. (Charles)
Baue, Bloomington, Ruth (Glenn) Gordon, Atlanta, and
Sarah (Marty) Shipley, Bloomington; her
grandchildren: Steven Gordon, David G. Gordon,
Dianna Gordon Laney, Suzanne Gordon Hines, John
Cisco, James Cisco, and Jennifer Cheek; and nine
great grandchildren. Other survivors include special
sisters-in-law: Nellie Randolph Leimbach, Mt.
Pulaski, and Leona Adair, Florida, plus many
cousins, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, David L.
Randolph, and two brothers: Robert G. Adair, and
James R. Adair.
Holley graduated from Waynesville High School and
attended Illinois State Normal University. She
worked with her husband for many years in the
Randolph Insurance Agency, Atlanta.
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Holley was a member of the Atlanta United Methodist
Church, Atlanta United Methodist Women, and the
Atlanta Women's Club. She was known as an excellent
cook and enjoyed painting, music, animals, and
flowers. . A sweet and gentle person, Holley was
dedicated to her family and always placed others
first. She will be missed dearly by those whose
lives she touched.
The family would like to thank Dr. Steven Kindred
and the nursing staff at Heartland Health Care
Center for the care their mother received as their
patient for many years.
Memorials may be made to the Atlanta United
Methodist Church, the Baby Fold, or a charity of the
donor's choice.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta. Online
condolences may be directed to the family at
Lincolndailynews.com by
clicking here.
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