Stella May Randolph, 79, of Madison, Missouri passed away January 29, 2022 at home surrounded by her family.  Stella was born May 30, 1942, in Carthage, Illinois to Earl Jay and Bernice Mayme (Morss) Parrick.

Stella graduated from High School in 1960, and later attended Union College, in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She worked at Motorola factory in Quincy, Illinois for several years after high school, then moved to California where she worked as Receptionist and switchboard operator for the Central California Seventh-Day Adventist Conference. It was here that she met a certain colporteur, Ronald Eugene Randolph, who soon became her sweetheart. They were Married on May 12, 1968, at Bridal Veil Falls in Wawona (Yosemite), California.

She is survived by her two sisters Thelma Howell, Valdosta, Georgia, and Dorothy Hankins, Quincy, Illinois,  3 daughters, Theresa (Michael) Randolph, Laurium, Michigan,  Cindy Randolph, St. Paul, Minnesota, Martha (Ken) Knuppel, Cairo,  Missouri, and 4 sons, Ben (Sarah) Randolph, Centralia,  Missouri, John (Laura) Randolph, Madison, Missouri, Jamie (Debra) Randolph, Concordia, Missouri, Dan (Danyelle) Randolph, Madison, Missouri. Also surviving are 22 beautiful grandchildren, and 16 sweet great-grandchildren.

She  was preceded in death by: her husband of 47 years, Ronald Eugene Randolph  on November 1, 2015, Madison, Missouri,  both of her parents,  Earl and Bernice Parrick, Sister Lois Lassen of Santa Rosa, California,  brother Jay Veril Parrick of Nashville, Tennessee, daughter Malinda Randolph (18), Centralia, Missouri,  daughter Lisa (Veril) Shields, Springfield, Organ, grandson James Egan (29) Laurium, Michigan, grandson Benjamin Joseph Randolph II, (23) Centralia, Missouri, granddaughter Mikaela Ann Haynes (14), Doniphan, Missouri.

Together Ron and Stella had 9 children, and opened their doors to many other young people who also called them mom and dad.   Stella was a good mother and homemaker, teacher, carpenter, cook, bookkeeper, musician, doctor, nurse, and much more. She played several instruments, Guitar, Harp, Accordion, and Piano. She created many happy memories with her children around the living room piano playing instruments and singing at morning and evening worship. She also enjoyed gardening, canning, visiting friends, reading, rocking babies, playing with children, and traveling.

Most of all she loved Jesus as her personal Savior, and was ever looking forward to meeting Him in person in heaven with all of her friends and family around the tree of Life, and joining our own angels to sing with them in the heavenly choir.  "What a Glorious Home that Will Be".

A Memorial Service will be March 20, 2022, at 3PM at Moberly SDA Church, 1400 E McKinsey Street, Moberly,  Missouri,  followed by visiting and a fellowship meal.