"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 139, No 21, p 382, Nov. 19, 1945.
Ernest Fitz Randolph was born in Alfred Center, N. Y., October 15, 1863, one of five children born to Silas F. and Emily Lusk Randolph. He moved to Farina, Ill., with his parents in 1866, and most of the time since then has made Farina his home.
He united with the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Farina in 1882, and has served this church faithfully, being ordained deacon in 1914. He sang in the choir, taught a Sabbath school class for many years, and served as a trustee. He took a firm stand in favor of everything he thought right. He was a believer in the Bible and that it was and is the Word of God. He believed that the seventh day is the Sabbath of Jehovah and as such should be observed by all mankind. Believing this he has fir the sixty-two years of his business life closed his place of business before the setting of the sun on Friday night, to remain closed until sunset the night of the Sabbath. These years have been a living testimonial to the consistency of his belief.
For fifty-five years he has continuously served an ever-widening clientele as a dependable and trustworthy repairer of watches and clocks, and has built up an extensive practice as an optometrist. In 1901 Mr. Randolph installed at his own expense the "town clock," which has three sets of weights, one set wound every day in the week except on the Sabbath day. Deacon Randolph went to work as usual on September 26, 1945, and was stricken suddenly; his Maker had called him home to his reward.
He was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Langworthy on September 28, 1893, at Nortonville, Kan. Two children were born to this union: Dale, at home, and Mrs. Emily Davis of Jerseyville, Ill. He is also survived by three sisters: Mrs. Lura Persels, Mrs. Ines Wells, and Mrs. Mabel Allen, all of Farina.
Deacon Randolph never aspired to public office, but he has served the community as township and as village clerk; he was the first treasurer of the Farina Building and Loan, and served for five years as its president, and many years as a director; served as president of the Farina Cemetery Association for more than twenty years.
Funeral services were held at the Seventh Day Baptist Church on September 28 with Rev. Claude L. Hill officiating. C. L. H.

Census: 1880 La Clede, Fayette Co., Illinois: age 16

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 164, No 2, p 16, Jan. 13, 1958.
Elsie Irene Langworthy Randolph, daughter of Elbert and Arville Johnson Langworthy, was born on a farm near Farina, Ill., May 23, 1874, and died at the home of her daughter in Jerseyville, Ill., Dec. 19, 1957.
When she was six years old, her family went to Kansas in a covered wagon and there staked a homestead. The farm was on what has been known as Seventh Day Baptist Lane near Nortonville. She lived there until the time of her marriage to Ernest F. Randolph, Sept. 28, 1893, and then moved to Farina where they made their home until 1945.
Mrs. Randolph joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church at an early age and remained a faithful member all her life. She was always helpful to friends and neighbors in time of need, and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Rebecca, and Royal Neighbor lodges.
She is survived by her daughter Emily and son-in-law Irwin (Bud) Davis, who was like a son to her, two granddaughters, Frances and Deanna, all of Jerseyville, Ill., and a sister, Jesse Crouch, of Nortonville, Kan. Her husband, a deacon of the church, died suddenly in 1945, and her only son Dale died in 1953.
The memorial service was conducted in Farina, Ill, by the Rev. A. Addison Appel and burial was in the Farina Cemetery. A. A. A.

Census: 1880 La Clede, Fayette Co., Illinois: age 16