West Virginia Pioneers
Ada Ellen Randolph
1918 - 2010 (92 years)-
Name Ada Ellen Randolph Born 10 Apr 1918 Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA [1] Gender Female Died 13 May 2010 [2] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Ada Ellen Parsons
Ada Ellen Parsons, 92, of Waverly, formerly of Ripley, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family, following a long illness.
She was born April 10, 1918, in Jackson County and was a daughter of the late George and Nancy Casto Randolph.
She was a homemaker, a member of the Ripley Senior Citizens, and a Baptist by faith.
She is survived by her sons, H. Keith Parsons and his wife, Sharon, of South Charleston, Gary L. Parsons and his wife, Linda, of Waverly and Jim Parsons and his wife, Bonnie, of Parkersburg; her daughter, Carolyn Sue Balis and her husband, John, of Sandyville; a sister, Virgie Slate of Charleston; and 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Otho Parsons; five brothers and one sister.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, May 17, at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Minister Rodney Nulph officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville.
Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Parsons may be made to the Parkersburg Hospice or the Ripley Senior Citizens.
Person ID I9233 WVPioneers Last Modified 19 May 2010
Father George Alexander Randolph, Jr, b. 3 Jul 1897, Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Nancy L Casto, b. 25 Jun 1895, Belgrove, Jackson County, West Virginia, Unites States , d. 31 Oct 1957, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 62 years) Married 25 Jan 1916 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 1/25/1916 at Nicholas Casto
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Georgie Randolph, 18, Jackson, Jackson
Nancy Casto, 20, Jackson, Jackson
1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
Randolph, GA, 66
Phoebe, 66
HT son 26 s
G A Jr son 23 married
Nancy dil 25 m
EC gs 18
Bessie gd 8
Eli S gd 3
Ada E gd 1 6/12
Herman N gs 1/12
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #128-129 all WVWVWV
Randolph, George 33 md age 18
Nancy 35 md age 20
Vester son 14
Ada da 12
Herman son 10
Belle da 8
Clinton son 6
Virgie da 5
1940 ED 18-8, Ripley, Jackson, WV p 13B
#235 owns $1500 farm
Randolph, George 44 WV - same house
Nancy 45 WV - same house
Herman son 20 s WV - same house
Clinton son 16 WV - same house
Vergie da 15 WV - same house
Anderson, Belle da 18 m WV - same house
Rudy sil 202 m WV - Rural Jackson WV
Comber, Bob uncle 66 d WV - same house
Family ID F3016 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Howard Otho Parsons, b. 27 Apr 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1989 (Age 83 years) Married 24 Dec 1938 [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 24 Dec 1938 at Ripley
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Otho Parsons, 25; Jackson Co, WV, Kenna WV; Lloyd Parsons
Ada Ellen Randolph, 21; Jackson co, WV; Kenna, WV; Georgia Randolph
1940 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Parsons, Howard O 35 WV 1935: lived rural Kanawha, WV
Ada E wife 22 WV 1935: lived rural WV parents born WV, speaks English
Children 1. Howard Keith Parsons 2. Gary L Parsons 3. Jim Parsons 4. Carolyn Sue Parsons Family ID F7379 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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