Margaret Paige Randerson

Margaret was born on January 27, 1925, in Austin, Texas and stepped into Heaven on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Spring, Texas. She worshipped her risen Lord and Savior in person on Easter morning!

Margaret was the fourth child born to Luther and Dimple Winn Randerson. She told of many great memories of growing up in Austin. Her family life revolved around fun times spent together, helping others, and attending church. Margaret graduated from Austin High School in 1943. After working a few years, she went on to graduate from Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1950.

After tutoring and teaching her favorite subject, Math, for a few years, Margaret started working at Shell Oil Company in 1954. Margaret loved being a "computer," working in their Corpus Christi, New Orleans, and Houston offices. Margaret had especially fond memories of her international work trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1980. After retiring in 1988, Margaret enjoyed many Shell retiree gatherings throughout the years.

Margaret loved her Lord and Savior and was active in many church congregations. Margaret especially treasured her time as a member of Ashford United Methodist Church in Houston where she loved her church family, supported countless mission craft sales, and participated regularly in her Body Recall class. Most recently, Margaret was a member of The Woodlands Methodist Church where she enjoyed senior events, Bible studies, the Friendship Sunday School class, and the hymns at the Traditional worship service.

Margaret embraced the mission of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky and cherished her relationship with many seminary staff. She was recently honored by Asbury for her faithfulness and years of generous giving.

Margaret was known for her bright smile, her contagious sense of humor, her ubiquitous cup of coffee, and her love of sports cars, fast driving, and the Houston Astros. She also loved using her computer to make homemade cards to brighten others' days. She and Mary Grace spent many happy Thursdays with her great-great niece and nephew in The Woodlands.

Margaret is survived by her sisters Elizabeth Randerson Morris and Mary Grace Randerson, cousin Leland Walton, nieces and nephews Deborah (Gary) Norwood, Joe Dale (Jo Nell) Morris, David (Linda) Morris, Jerry (Kari) Morris, Mary Margaret Randerson, Joe Berry Randerson, and David Winn "DW" Randerson, great nephews Jeffrey (Elizabeth) Morris, Dale (Rhie) Morris, Ethan Morris (Sheri Kimes), Matthew (Isabel) Norwood, and Tyler Norwood, and great-great nieces Katherine Morris and Sophia Norwood, and great-great nephew Joey Morris.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Luther W. Randerson and Joe M. Randerson, her sister Greola "Jackie" Randerson, her brother-in-law Frederick Dale Morris, her sisters-in law Jeane Osenbaugh Randerson and Nell Woods Randerson, cousin-in-law Sarah Walton, and her long-time treasured friend, Fred Gossett.

The family wishes to thank Cassy Eriksson at Seamless Senior Transitions, all the team at Ultimate Care Cottages and Devotion Hospice, and The Woodlands Methodist Church clergy and support staff for their loving care of Margaret.

In her memory and in lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Asbury Theological Seminary, the Wesley Fund, https://asburyseminary.edu/donate/, The Woodlands Methodist Church, https://www.thewoodlandsmethodist.org/give, or to your home church.

A celebration of Margaret's life will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, in the Robb Chapel at The Woodlands Methodist Church, 2200 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, Texas. A reception at the church will follow the service.