Burdett Randolph

Funeral services for Mr. Burdett Randolph, Sr., age 93 of Cookeville, will be held Tuesday, November 6th at 11:00 a.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Stone Seminary Cemetery. Rev. Frank Davis and Rev. Tex Boles will officiate. His family will receive friends Monday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and again Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. He died Friday, November 2, 2018 at Bethesda Health Care Center. He was born March 5, 1925 in Putnam County, TN to the late Ulysses and Daisy Hunter Randolph. Burdett was a combat Army Veteran of World War II. A lifelong farmer, he was also a Free Will Baptist preacher, having pastored for over 30 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Hyder Randolph; brother, Cordell Randolph and sister, Willie Mae Cunningham. He is survived by daughters, Patsy (Gary) Farris and Donna Hamilton; son, Burdett 'Randy' (Kellye) Randolph, Jr., all of Cookeville; grandchildren, Kristie Hamilton Welch, Matt (Wendy) Hamilton and Ray (Kelly) Farris; great grandchildren, Duncan and Aidan Welch and Jonathan and Stephen Farris; and by niece, Kay Cunningham Sliger. In addition, wonderful caregivers: Brittany and Sheila. Mr. Randolph's grandsons and great grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to Stone Seminary Cemetery Fund, 5688 Mt. Herman Rd., Cookeville, TN 38506. Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931)526-6111. Share your thoughts and memories at hhhfunerals.com