Viola Lucille (Rendel) Randolph was born on April 14, 1915 in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan. She was the daughter of Lottie (Oliver) and Benjamin Rendel, Sr.

She married Harry Randolph, Sr. and they had three children:

  1. Harry Randolph, Jr.

  2. Ronald Eugene Randolph (1939-2015)

  3. Dorothy Elaine (Randolph) Preston (1940-2003)

On February 18, 1008, Viola died at the age of 92 while living with her son, Ronald, in Madison County, Missouri. She was buried in the London Township Cemetery in Monroe County, Michigan.