Rev. Dr. William Lawrence (Bill) Randall
1919-2017
It is with great sadness that the family of Rev. Dr. William Lawrence
‘Bill’ Randall of Fredericton, NB, announce his peaceful
passing on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at the Dr. Everett Chalmers
Hospital.
Bill was born in Kemptville, NS, on January 19, 1919, to the late
William and Jessie (Ring) Randall. After receiving his BA from Acadia
University in 1940, he was ordained to the Atlantic Baptist Convention
in 1941 and served pastorates in Clementsvale, NS, Pennfield, NB, Port
Arthur, ON, and Black’s Harbour, NB. In 1956, he was ordained
into the United Church of Canada and served pastoral charges in Harvey
Station, NB (1954-1974), and Edmundston, NB (1974-1984). After
retiring in 1984, he continued for over 25 more years as interim
minister or as weekend supply with United Church pastorates in such
communities as Chipman, Nackawic, Kingsley, Newcastle, New Maryland,
Chatham, St. Andrews, Lawrence Station, and Keswick Ridge, as well as
with St. Paul’s United Church in Fredericton.
With his wife of nearly 74 years, Emma (Benson), Bill produced and
performed the radio program Showers of Blessing, which aired five days
a week for 21 years on CFBC in Saint John and CFNB in Fredericton.
From 1952 to 1984, he taught public speaking and public relations
courses throughout the province and, from 1974 to 1984, taught English
as a second language at the New Brunswick Community College in
Edmundston, NB.
Over the years, he has been an avid researcher of family genealogy in
various communities, especially Harvey Station. From the late 1980s
to 2003, he wrote weekly articles that were published in 2012 by the
Harvey Regional Heritage and Historical Society in a collection called
From the Scrapbook. In 2002, he wrote an autobiography entitled
Showers of Blessing: Memoirs of a Teacher, Preacher, and Singer and
two years later, published Guidelines to Our Ancestors, outlining the
history of his own and Emma’s families.
Besides Emma, Bill is survived by his three children Carol (Eldon
McGarrigle), Donna (John Reason), and Bill. Also mourning the loss of
their ‘Grampie’ will be his two granddaughters, Jennifer
and Laura (Darrell Cook), and three great-grandchildren, Eli Destro
and Emma and Samantha Cook – all of Virginia. Missing Bill as
well will be his niece Brenda and husband Bill Guiney of Ontario and
his 103 year old first cousin, Ruth Cann, of Kemptville, NS.
In addition to his parents, Bill was predeceased in 1967 by his
sister, Leah Richardson.
The family would like to thank the staff of Windsor Court Retirement
Residence for the superb care they showed him over the past 10 months
and the medical team at the ER of the DECH for looking after him so
kindly in the final 3 hours of his life.
The funeral service will take place later this spring. Arrangements
are being made by Flewelling Funeral Home, Nackawic, NB.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made either
to St. Andrews United Church, Harvey Station, NB, to Windsor Court, or
to the charity of your choice.

Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Rev. Dr. William Lawrence (Bill) Randall – 1919-2017.source

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