Class of 1951
1951 Maroon Spotlight
Neil Randall
Class Vice-President 47-48, Class President 49-50, Football 47-48, Wrestling 47-51, National Honor Society 49-50, Teen Town Council 49-51, Boys State 49-50.
1951 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Neil Randall says he plans to “go see uncle Sam” after graduation. He hopes later to study at Oklahoma A. & M. college or Oklahoma university. Neil, 18, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Olin W. Randall, south of Perry. A member of the National Honor society and Teen Town council, Neil has received his schooling Perry and Blackwell. Neil is a three-year letterman in football and wrestling and was president of his class in the junior and freshman years.
Neil Harmon Randall
November 12, 1932 – August 1, 2022
Neil Harmon Randall, 89, went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2022.
Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma on November 12, 1932, he was the son of Olin W. and mother Blanche C. (Bottenfield) Randall. The youngest of three sons, Neil and his family moved to Perry Oklahoma in 1944. Neil attended Perry high school and was on the wrestling team. Neil graduated from Perry high school in 1951.
Neil entered the Army and served from 1953-1955. He was stationed in Bremerhaven, Germany and was a Title Survey Specialist. After the Army, Neil attended Oklahoma State University and received his BA in Civil Engineering, graduating in 1958.
He met Louise Margaret Leck in 1956, and they married August 31, 1957. After graduation from college, Neil moved his family to Columbia Missouri in 1960. He worked as a Design Engineer, designing earth dams for the USDA Soil Conservation Service where he worked until his retirement in 1993. After retirement Neil kept busy with several part time jobs. including starting his own small engine repair business. Neil was a member of the Community United Methodist Church in Columbia and was a very active church member.
In 2005 Neil and Louise moved to Ashland, Mo.
Neil enjoyed golf, fishing, camping/floating, playing cards, horseback riding, dancing, travel, small engine repair and anything involving working with his hands. Neil was a perfectionist in all that he did.
Preceding him in death were: his parents; his brother, Max Randall of Perry, Oklahoma; and his grandson John Randall Bullard of Ashland, Missouri.
Survivors include: his wife, Louise; brother, Richard Randall of Perry Oklahoma; children, Mark Randall of Guthrie, Oklahoma, Robin (John Ray) Bullard, Ashland, Missouri, David (Carla) Randall, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Linda (Bud) Mareth of Butler, Missouri. Neil had 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
A celebration of life is planned for the family at a later date, with interment at the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Missouri.