Randy Allen Sheets, 71, a Montana Mines resident, Randy succumbed to a long batter with cancer on Feb. 23, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Randy was born Sept. 30, 1950, to the late James “Bucky” Sheets and Nova Mae (Snider) Henderson, in Fairview. He grew up throughout West Virginia and met the love of his life, Debbie Swiger, in the seventh grade at East Park School. The proud Vietnam Veteran (Army) called Marion County home until moving to Annapolis, Md. for a job promotion. Randy worked as a national account service manager for AT&T and as a project manager for Lucent Technologies and Avaya. Throughout his successful career, he furthered his education earning certifications at George Washington University and the Massachusetts Institute for Technology. The couple retired to coastal North Carolina to spend time with their treasured aunt and uncle, Phyllis Jean, of Bridgeport, and Carlos Monday (deceased). Randy continued his pursuit of success by starting a project management business supporting his valued colleagues at Comcast. He loved attending WVU football games, where he and Debbie hosted tailgating events. They made many friends in the Blue Lot and while traveling throughout the country supporting the Mountaineers.
Randy will be greatly missed by his children, Carla Sheets and Randy Allen II and his wife, Jennifer, and their three children, Maddison, Randy Allen III and Samantha. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Nova and Ronnie Henderson, of Fairview; brothers, Rick Sheets and wife Karen, of Elkins, Bill Sheets and wife Michelle, of Fairmont, and Jeff Sheets and wife Michelle, of Athol, Idaho; brother-in-law, Paul Swiger and wife Sandra; sisters-in-law Judy (and James) Manning, of Jacksonville, Fla., Karen Leonard and Cindy Sheets, of Fairmont, and many cousins, nieces and nephews, whom he loved dearly. In addition to his wife and father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ronald Lee Sheets and his mother-in-law, Dorothy Swiger, both of Montana Mines.
The Randy Sheets family will meet at Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant St., Fairmont, at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 6, to go in procession to WV National Cemetery. A graveside service will be held at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 6. A Masonic service will be conducted by the AF & A Masons Masonic Lodge # 9 of Fairmont. Full military honors will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Council Military Honor Guard and the U.S. reserve from Camp Dawson. He will be interred with his wife.
A celebration of his life and their rejoining will be held immediately following at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Operation Welcome Home — job placement for West Virginia Veterans.
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