Obituary of Rickey Lynn Randall, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Wednesday, March 14, 1990


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Harrisonburg Man Drowns; funeral today

A Harrisonburg man who drowned in Bayou Brushy Sunday has been identified as
27-year-old Rickey Lynn Randall.

His body was recovered near Harrisonburg around 6 p.m. Sunday, about two hours
after he drowned, according to Catahoula Parish Sheriff Thomas Jackson.

Deputies said a resident heard Randall's calls for help and tried
unsuccessfully to swim out to him.

"They said the water was so cold they couldn't swim in it," Jackson ssaid.
"They went to get someone with a boat, but by the time they got back it was
too late."

Jackson said investigators are still trying to determine why Randall was
attempting to swim in the cold bayou.

"He stopped by a house, asked for a drink of water and told the person there
that he had a boat under the hill," Jackson said. "Maybe he was attempting to
swim to the other side to retrieve a boat. We did not see any boat."

Jackson said Randall had pulled his shirt and shoes off before going into the
water.

"We know he could swim," the sheriff said. "The water was cold and maybe he
got cramps. I don't know."

The body was sent to a pathologist for an autopsy "to determine if anything
else may have been involved."

Funeral services for Randall will be held at 10 a.m. (today) Wednesday in
Myers Bend Pentecostal Church with the Revs. Bill Cotton, David Poole and
Claude Terrell officiating.

Burial will be in Randall Cemetery, Aimwell, under direction of Hixson Bros.,
Jena.

Randall was a chainsaw operator with A&A Contractors.

Survivors include his father, Ray Randall of Aimwell; his mother, Murtice
Randall of Harrisonburg; three brothers, Darel Randall of Harrisonburg, Bobby
Randall of Ellisville, Miss., and Michael Randall of Aimwell; four sisters,
Glenda Townsend of Bura, Carol Wiley of Manifest, Ramona Lea of Harrisonburg
and Shelia Frazier of Nebo; his paternal grandfather, C.C. Randall of Aimwell;
and his maternal grandmother, Annie Tomlinson of Harrisonburg.