Extract from Obituary for Mrs. Jane Randolph DeMott (Dec 20, 1927 — Mar 16, 2009)
From Hampton Funeral & Cremation Service, Boone, NC
"Mrs. Jane Randolph DeMott, age 81, of 211 Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at Glenbridge Health Care Center.
Mrs. DeMott was born December 20, 1927 in Ithaca, New York, a daughter of the late Lowell Fitz Randolph and Fannie Rane Randolph.
She was educated in the Ithaca School System and later enrolled and graduated from The Putney School in Putney, Vermont. Mrs. DeMott enrolled in Cornell University, in Ithaca and graduated with a B.A. degree with the class of 1948. While at Cornell, she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theda Sorority's Iona Chapter. After graduating, Mrs. DeMott worked for the Hanes Department Store in Newark, New Jersey.
In 1970, she married The Reverend Richard A. DeMott, and resided in New City, New York. Mrs. DeMott was involved in church choirs and an active volunteer counselor for the Rockland Volunteer Counseling Service. This latter activity propelled her into pursuing a graduate degree in social work. She gained a M.S.W. Degree, with counseling as a specialty, from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1973."