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Eric Willard Randolph

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Eric Willard Randolph Veteran

Birth
Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
27 Mar 2009 (aged 69)
Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
Burial
Thackerville, Love County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section F, Plot 103
Memorial ID
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Services for Eric W. Randolph, 69, of Thackerville, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in the Thackerville Church with Pastor Larry Eberhart officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Thackerville, under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Marietta.


Born November 23, 1939, in Hartshorne, Mr. Randolph passed away Friday, March 27, in Presbyterian Hospital of Denton, Denton, Texas. He was the son of Ellen R. and Pat Smith.
Mr. Randolph had been a resident of Love County most of his life. He and Deborah Faye Cler were married in Gainesville, Texas, on May 13, 1977. Mr. Randolph served in the U.S. Air Force from July 1958 to July 1962. He was employed as a welder at National Supply for 24 years, served as Deputy/Undersheriff for the Love County Sheriff's Department for 10 years, and most recently worked as a security officer for WinStar. Mr. Randolph attended Cooke County College for two years.


His hobbies included playing dominoes, hiking and camping or just about anything outdoors, watching his grandson play baseball, taking motorcycle trips on his Goldwing and spending time at Red River with his dog "Jake."


Mr. Randolph was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lois Nance; a brother, James Randolph; half brother, Billy Dodd; and half sister, Mildred Dodd.


Survivors include his wife, Debbie Randolph of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Connie Randolph of Valley View, Texas; daughter, Melissa Randolph and Ryan Weatherly of Sanger, Texas; stepdaughter, Julie Nelson and husband, Bobby, of Thackerville; half brother, Toy Dodd of Alma, Ark.; half sisters, Joy Weems of Van Buren, Ark., Sue Carolina of Moffett, Wilma Phillips and Rose Bristow of Fayetteville, AR, and Carol Parrish of Ft. Smith, Ark.; and three grandchildren, Dalton Randolph, Caleb Nelson and Joshua Nelson.


Serving as bearers will be Bobby Randolph, Jim Langston, Dutch Langston, Byron Reed, Dean Pearman and E.O. Moeser. Honorary bearers are Elgie Bratcher, Wesley Liddell, Jr., Charlie Taylor, Bill Wolfe, and members of Family Life Church of Gainesville.


Family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Monday at Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home.

Services for Eric W. Randolph, 69, of Thackerville, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in the Thackerville Church with Pastor Larry Eberhart officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Thackerville, under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Marietta.


Born November 23, 1939, in Hartshorne, Mr. Randolph passed away Friday, March 27, in Presbyterian Hospital of Denton, Denton, Texas. He was the son of Ellen R. and Pat Smith.
Mr. Randolph had been a resident of Love County most of his life. He and Deborah Faye Cler were married in Gainesville, Texas, on May 13, 1977. Mr. Randolph served in the U.S. Air Force from July 1958 to July 1962. He was employed as a welder at National Supply for 24 years, served as Deputy/Undersheriff for the Love County Sheriff's Department for 10 years, and most recently worked as a security officer for WinStar. Mr. Randolph attended Cooke County College for two years.


His hobbies included playing dominoes, hiking and camping or just about anything outdoors, watching his grandson play baseball, taking motorcycle trips on his Goldwing and spending time at Red River with his dog "Jake."


Mr. Randolph was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lois Nance; a brother, James Randolph; half brother, Billy Dodd; and half sister, Mildred Dodd.


Survivors include his wife, Debbie Randolph of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Connie Randolph of Valley View, Texas; daughter, Melissa Randolph and Ryan Weatherly of Sanger, Texas; stepdaughter, Julie Nelson and husband, Bobby, of Thackerville; half brother, Toy Dodd of Alma, Ark.; half sisters, Joy Weems of Van Buren, Ark., Sue Carolina of Moffett, Wilma Phillips and Rose Bristow of Fayetteville, AR, and Carol Parrish of Ft. Smith, Ark.; and three grandchildren, Dalton Randolph, Caleb Nelson and Joshua Nelson.


Serving as bearers will be Bobby Randolph, Jim Langston, Dutch Langston, Byron Reed, Dean Pearman and E.O. Moeser. Honorary bearers are Elgie Bratcher, Wesley Liddell, Jr., Charlie Taylor, Bill Wolfe, and members of Family Life Church of Gainesville.


Family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Monday at Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home.



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