Paul Chester Randolph, 94, of 6807 Sandhill Road, Point Pleasant, WV, went into the presence of God on March 18, 2018.  He was predeceased by his wife of nearly sixty years, Alice O. Wolfe Randolph; his parents, Goldye R. Johnson and John C. Randolph; two-day-old son, Lawrence C.; brother, George C.; sister, Mildred Zirkle and nephew, Oris Zirkle.

Paul dearly loved his surviving family which consists of: two daughters, Pauetta V. Randolph King and Stella M. Randolph Krebs; grandchildren, Stacie (Krebs) Pearson; Thomas "T.J." (Kellie) King, Alia (King Carr) Meade; and Rissie King (Jon) Joy; great-grandchildren, Catherine S. Sapp; Christian A. King; Wyatt W. Pearson; Aaron R. Carr; Noah Z. Hunt; Colton R. Pearson; Levi T. Joy; great-great-grandson, Joshua L. High; several nieces and nephews; faithful friends and his church "family" from Oak Grove UM Church.  He also felt blessed to have formed a special bond with one of his nephews, George C. "Buster" Randolph, with whom he shared a lot of the same interests.

After graduating from Wahama High School in 1941, he began working for Grant Roush and Sons of New Haven, WV.  Paul enlisted in the United States Navy serving during WWII where he was a Boatswain's Mate, Second Class, piloting LCM3's, Vehicle Landing Craft.  Upon returning home, he worked at the New Haven Porcelain and Pottery Company and later received his licensing and co-owned a HVAC business in Mason, WV.  In 1957, he began employment with Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood, WV.  He retired from Kaiser more than twenty-five years later.

Paul was talented in so many ways and gladly shared his knowledge with family, 4-Hers and others.  His hobbies included wood projects and whittling, reading, working crossword and jigsaw puzzles, repairing lawn mowers and spent many hours tinkering in his garage.  He loved going to yard sales, collecting and repairing clocks and watches and, most of all, casually sitting on his front porch and enjoying the greetings from passengers as they drove past.  Paul will be remembered for the remarkable impression that his personality made on everyone he met.  He was proud of the fact that, at his age, he could still remember the order of the keys on a typewriter and would proceed to name them.

Services will be officiated by Pastor John Bumgarner with participation by family members at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 3:00 pm.  The family will be accepting friends from 1:00 to 3:00.  Burial, with full military rites by VFW Post 9926 of Mason, WV, American Legion Post 140 of New Haven, WV, and American Legion Post 39 of Pomeroy, OH, will follow at the Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Letart, WV.