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    Mrs. Randow

Randow

Mary Sue Randow of Manchaca, 82, died Dec. 16, 2018.

Family will receive friends at Pennington Funeral Home, 323 N. Comanche, in San Marcos at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, and a celebration of her life will follow at 3 p.m. with Rev. Andy Smith officiating. Interment will be at San Marcos City Cemetery.

Mrs. Randow was born April 11, 1936, to Leon and Theda (Modesette) Albrecht in Rockdale.

She graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics in 1957.

She married Elton Joe Randow on June 1, 1957, and they enjoyed 60 years of marriage until his death in 2017.

Mrs. Randow taught in Comfort, Rockport and Hays Consolidated ISDs.

She and Joe were members of the Rockport United Methodist Church for 25 years. In 1984, when they moved to Manchaca, they joined the Manchaca UMC, where she enjoyed being part of the craft group.

Mrs. Randow enjoyed baking, playing games, teaching crocheting, knitting and sewing, doing puzzles and Sudoku.

Her parents and her husband, Elton Joe Rand-ow (2017) preceded her in death.

Survivors are a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Keith of Austin; three sisters, Peggy Newman (Shelby) of Stephenville, Nola Doyle (Boyett) of San Marcos and Rita Albrecht of San Antonio; and two grandchildren, Meredith Westbrook and Madeleine Westbrook.

Memorials may be made to Rockport UMC, 801 E. Main St., Rockport, TX 78382 or Manchaca UMC, 1011 FM 1626, Manchaca, TX 78652.

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