Randol "Randy"

Keith Stone

Randy left this world to join his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 16th, 2024.  He became a Christian early in his childhood and spent his days in friendship with Jesus and faithfully serving his Father who helped him in his struggle with chronic illness.

He was born October 10, 1957 in Benbrook, Texas.  Most of his life was spent in Archer and Wichita County, though he spent a few years in Montague County where he lived with his wife, Charlotte, in Bowie.

Randy was a larger than life character in physical stature and personality. He was blessed with an enduring quality of self-assurance and a confidence that few people possess right out of the gate. He was never without confidence in anything he did.

He had a love of farming from a very young age. He didn't really see himself doing much of anything else after his early childhood experiences with farming.  He loved driving heavy equipment and was most in his element outside in the hot sun driving a tractor or plowing a field.

He lived his life and could vividly remember all of it in detail.  Storyteller that he was, he repeated stories of his days playing sports and then later on, wheat harvest going up the middle of the country to Canada with a team of guys who wanted to do the same thing for several years.

His sports were baseball and football.  He could tell you in great detail of every football game he played in.  It didn't matter which game it was.  He could remember the play, the down, the quarter, how much time was left and who they played.

Born to Shirley and Holmes Stone, his sister Debbie already three years old, he was born and raised in Holliday.

Randy always had swagger.  Wearing his signature overalls and a dip of snuff in his mouth, he made his way in the world doing what he most wanted to do.

He had a love and passion for food all his life.  He worked with the Kiowa cooks at MSU, cooking for the attendees of sporting events and cooking at the concession stand for Holliday football games. He always dreamed of being a cook in a chuckwagon like the Old West. He had a huge toolchest of cooking utensils, a smoker and various grills that donned the backyard.

He loved lottery tickets, flashlights for some unknown reason, tools, and a various assortment of knives.  He must have loved being married because he got married 5 times and had two sons by one wife in Colorado, Jonna.  Aaron Thomas and Jon Keith were his pride and joy and he wanted most for them to be saved before he passed.  He told them so in a short letter by his bedside, even though they both already were, he found it necessary to say it again.

He had some medical issues caused from a plow falling on him 30 years ago and then developed diabetes, which he daily had to give himself shots and did that courageously.

He had a very playful way about him and had a great sense of humor.  He also had a very tender heart for his family that he loved so much. He was someone whom you didn't easily forget and is loved by his family and friends and those he met along the way.

Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 27th at the First Baptist Church in Holliday, Texas at 10am.