Randall A (Rev) Fordham [05145] Details

Randall A (Rev) Fordham [B595]
b.1913 18 Aug - Cairo, Ritchie Co., WV
d.2009 06 Dec - Shelby, Richland Co., OH
----- Parents -----
Thomas S Fordham [B587]
Blanche Phillips [B588]
----- Siblings -----
Mary Fordham [B589]
Pearl Fordham [B591]
Forest (Rev) Fordham [B594]
Randall A (Rev) Fordham [B595]
----- Marriages -----
m01. 1938 10 Jul -  + Julia Hammat

Mansfield News Journal, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
  
Randall A. Fordham
December 7, 2009 
  
SHELBY: Randall A. Fordham, age 96, resident of E. Main St, Shelby, 
passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 in Heritage Care Center.
  
Born August 18, 1913 near Cairo, West Virginia to Thomas and Blanche 
(Phillips) Fordham, he had been a Tiro resident for many years moving to 
Shelby in 2005. He was a 1932 graduate of Windsor High School in 
Stockport, Ohio and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marietta 
College and a Master of Divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary 
in Chester, Pennsylvania. He also took graduate studies at Ashland 
University, earning a provisional teacher's certificate.
  
At the age of thirteen he became a Christian, was granted a license to 
preach in 1937 and ordained into the Christian Ministry, April 12, 1942. 
Mr. Fordham was a minister with the American Baptist Churches for 35 
years and was also a teacher in the Buckeye East Elementary School for 
ten years. He also served as pastor for churches in Pennsylvania, 
Indiana, West Virginia and Ohio. He served locally as pastor of First 
Baptist Church of Bucyrus, the Auburn Center Baptist Church and the 
Wyandot Baptist Church.
  
Mr. Fordham was a member of the Auburn Baptist Church, the Crawford 
County Retired Teachers, a life member of the Ohio Retired Teachers 
Association and a former member of Masonic Center Star Lodge #11 F&AM in 
Granville, Ohio. Mr. Fordham served in many offices of the Ohio Baptist 
Convention, was chairman of the Town and Country Department for several 
years. He was selected as a representative to accompany a truck load of 
animals from Ohio Baptist Churches to the Baptist Orphanage in Ciudad 
Victoria, Mexico. He was a member of the Ohio Baptist Educational 
Department when the church camp in Loudonville was purchased and 
developed, and was instrumental in naming the camp "Judson Hills". He 
directed youth church camps for many years and also directed National 
Youth Camps at the American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake Wisconsin.
  
On July 10, 1938 he married Julia Hammat, who preceded him in death in 
1995.
  
Survivors include one son, Donald Fordham of Shelby; one daughter and 
son-in-law, Janice and Dale Auck of Bucyrus; two grandchildren, Ken 
(Carla) Auck, and Jodi (Matt) Miller, all of Bucyrus; five 
great-grandchildren, Justin, Kody and Kameron Auck and Connor and Spencer 
Miller; one sister, Mary Beamer of Newark; nieces, nephews and other 
relatives.
  
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one 
brother; and two sisters.
  
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from the 
Barkdull Funeral Home in Shelby. Reverend Peter Rohan, of the Tiro United 
Methodist Church, will officiate with interment in Tiro Oakland Cemetery. 
Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. 
Memorial expressions may be made to the Shelby Help Line Ministries.
  
  


	Randall A (Rev) Fordham [B595] b.1913 18 Aug - Cairo, Ritchie Co., WV d.2009 06 Dec - Shelby, Richland Co., OH ----- Parents ----- Thomas S Fordham [B587] Blanche Phillips [B588] ----- Siblings ----- Mary Fordham [B589] Pearl Fordham [B591] Forest (Rev) Fordham [B594] Randall A (Rev) Fordham [B595] ----- Marriages ----- m01. 1938 10 Jul - + Julia Hammat Mansfield News Journal, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH Randall A. Fordham December 7, 2009 SHELBY: Randall A. Fordham, age 96, resident of E. Main St, Shelby, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 in Heritage Care Center. Born August 18, 1913 near Cairo, West Virginia to Thomas and Blanche (Phillips) Fordham, he had been a Tiro resident for many years moving to Shelby in 2005. He was a 1932 graduate of Windsor High School in Stockport, Ohio and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marietta College and a Master of Divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. He also took graduate studies at Ashland University, earning a provisional teacher's certificate. At the age of thirteen he became a Christian, was granted a license to preach in 1937 and ordained into the Christian Ministry, April 12, 1942. Mr. Fordham was a minister with the American Baptist Churches for 35 years and was also a teacher in the Buckeye East Elementary School for ten years. He also served as pastor for churches in Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Ohio. He served locally as pastor of First Baptist Church of Bucyrus, the Auburn Center Baptist Church and the Wyandot Baptist Church. Mr. Fordham was a member of the Auburn Baptist Church, the Crawford County Retired Teachers, a life member of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association and a former member of Masonic Center Star Lodge #11 F&AM in Granville, Ohio. Mr. Fordham served in many offices of the Ohio Baptist Convention, was chairman of the Town and Country Department for several years. He was selected as a representative to accompany a truck load of animals from Ohio Baptist Churches to the Baptist Orphanage in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. He was a member of the Ohio Baptist Educational Department when the church camp in Loudonville was purchased and developed, and was instrumental in naming the camp "Judson Hills". He directed youth church camps for many years and also directed National Youth Camps at the American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake Wisconsin. On July 10, 1938 he married Julia Hammat, who preceded him in death in 1995. Survivors include one son, Donald Fordham of Shelby; one daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Dale Auck of Bucyrus; two grandchildren, Ken (Carla) Auck, and Jodi (Matt) Miller, all of Bucyrus; five great-grandchildren, Justin, Kody and Kameron Auck and Connor and Spencer Miller; one sister, Mary Beamer of Newark; nieces, nephews and other relatives. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one brother; and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from the Barkdull Funeral Home in Shelby. Reverend Peter Rohan, of the Tiro United Methodist Church, will officiate with interment in Tiro Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Memorial expressions may be made to the Shelby Help Line Ministries.