Ethel Randolph Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ethel Randolph of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who passed away on May 4, 2025, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Hampton Whitmore and Thestle Margarette Whitmore (Tyner); her great grandchild Vinny Perkins; and her brother Autry Whitmore. She is survived by: her husband Steve Randolph; her children, Kathleen Gibson (Ron Pandoff) of Fort Wayne, Jerry Johnson-Matamoros (Alex) of Bedford, TX, Lisa Boroff (Dean) of Columbia City, Denise Mabry (R. Todd) of South Whitley, Jeff Randolph (Shelley) of Roanoke and Nicole Arivett (Travis) of Fort Wayne; her grandchildren, Kellie Minick of Fort Wayne, Kevin Gibson of Columbia City, Codie Jones (Adriana) of Fort Wayne, Jordan Jones of Columbia City, Tristan Jones (Kayla) of Columbia City, Samantha Meadows (Garrett) of Larwill, Taylor Schrader (Luke) of Columbia City, Sydney Bolinger (Lukus) of Columbia City, Nick Pandoff of Fort Wayne, Megan Perkins (Chase) of Indianapolis, Kaitlyn Arivett of Indianapolis and Justin Randolph (Katie) of Fort Wayne; and her siblings, LaBonnie Rodewald (David) of Port Orange, FL and Vincent Whitmore (Karen) of Fort Wayne. She is also survived by 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces & nephews.

The family's preferred memorials are the Occaneechi Band of The Saponi Nation, PO Box 356 Mebane, NC 27302 or the Arthritis Foundation, online at arthritis.org or by mail to 1855 Peachtree St. NE, Suite #600, Atlanta GA 30309.