Gaylen Randolph

Gaylen Lee Randolph, 76, of Jennings, KS died January 26, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex, Hoxie, KS. He was born December 10, 1940, in Decatur County, KS, to Helen Maxine (Rhodes) Randolph and Louis Wesley Randolph. Gaylen was the second of five children and grew up in Allison, KS. He attended grade school at the Allison Country School and then graduated from Jennings High School. He attended Kansas State University for one year, and then married Carolyn Mizell. Two children, Allen and Annette, were born of this marriage. Gaylen worked for Pepsi and the elevator in Reager, KS, then he delivered bread for the Old Home Bakery, first in Miltonvale, KS, then Hebron, NE for many years, before starting his career in irrigation with Reinke Manufacturing in 1970. Gaylen married Beverly Virus on July 22, 1977 and celebrated 39 years of marriage before Beverly’s death in August, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. They lived in Hebron until moving to Imperial, NE in 1989. They later moved to Colby, KS and then to rural Decatur County (Allison), living in the Randolph family home that Gaylen grew up in. Gaylen had worked in agriculture for 46 years and enjoyed working and being connected to the farming community. At the time of his death, Gaylen was working for Woofter Construction as Irrigation Sales and Service Manager, in Colby, where he had worked for 22 years.

Gaylen was preceded in death by his parents; wife Beverly; daughter Annette Jensby and his brother Dr. Delvin Randolph.

He is survived by his son Allen (wife Grace), of Shamong, NJ; grandchildren Sydney and Emily Randolph and Joshua Jensby; sisters, Betty Bailey (husband Bill) and Janis McDill; brother Len Randolph (wife Teresa); sister in law, Barbara Benson; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Cremation was chosen. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2017, at Baalmann Mortuary, Colby. A memorial service will take place at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2017 also at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to the Allison Cemetery Fund, in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For condolence or information visit www.baalmannmortuary.com