Earl De Royce Randall

1929 - 2015

Earl DeRoyce Randall, 95, died Jan. 28, 2015, in Carson, Calif. He was born at home Sept. 7, 1929, to D.A. and Clara (Knowlton) Randall on the Florida Mesa near Falfa, Colo.
Earl attended Orr Elementary School and graduated from Durango High School in 1947. He married his high school sweetheart, Jesse Smith, on Jan. 18, 1948, in the Presbyterian Church of Durango.
He worked for Randall Implement and Henry & Boldoff Parts before moving his family to Albuquerque in 1964. He retired after 14 years of working for Automotive Machine Service in Albuquerque.
To stay busy after retirement, he volunteered for the Presbyterian Hospitals and churches as a deacon. He loved hunting, fishing, watching stock car races and even got to attend some NASCAR races. After his wife of 58 years passed away, Earl and his faithful little dog Sparky moved to Carson in 2007.
While his health still permitted, he joined the Carson Senior Center and participated in bingo events and casino bus trips. Earl also found time to work with Carson City Hall on issues effecting senior citizens.
He was preceded in death by one infant daughter; two infant sons; both parents; and one brother, Kenny.
He is survived by his sons, Earl Dennis and his wife Debby Randall of Portland, Ore., Lyle and his wife, Julie Randall of Albuquerque, and Paul and his wife Elena Randall of Carson; his brother, Hank and his wife Barb Randall of Glendale, Ariz.; his sister, Beverly and her husband LaVern St. Clair of Durango, Colo.; his grandchildren, Heather, Nathan, Renee, Mark and Valerie; and nine great grandchildren, two nieces and three nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at Greenmount Cemetery, 900 Cemetery Road in Durango.
Arrangements are with Hood Mortuary, 1261 E. 3rd Ave. in Durango, Colo., 970-247-2312. Send condolences at hoodmortuary.com