John Randolph (Randy) Durham passed away unexpectedly on September 27, 2018 in Medford, OR after a short illness. He was born April 28, 1957 in Phoenix, Arizona to Lester Franklin and Jacquelyne Vernell (McGowan). The family moved to Jerome, ID in 1969 where Randy graduated from high school in 1975. After spending many years in Idaho, and a few years in Colorado, Randy moved to Medford with his family in 1996 where he spent the past 22 years as an IT Operations Manager.
Randy married Cheryl (Dixon) May 10, 2015 and spent the past three short years happy and in love with the life they had created together. Randy loved his family more than anything and enjoyed spending time with them playing games, fishing, and golfing. He never passed up an opportunity to joke around and his contagious laugh always made everyone else laugh. He especially loved being in the outdoors. Fishing all day for trout and then having a fish fry with all his siblings and family, or playing horseshoes and having a picnic in the park were some of the highlights of his life. Many nights were spent playing games of cards and dice with his family just enjoying being around them. He enjoyed playing guitar, and recently began playing piano. Randy and Cheryl loved to golf and ride their Harley’s together down the back roads.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents; both his father and mother; and one daughter Kristen Dawn Durham. He is survived by his wife Cheryl; sons Shawn (Taylor) Petersen and Timothy (Nadine) Durham; daughters Jacquelyne Petersen, Kimberly Durham, and Jessica Durham (Jason Sommers) and step-children Tiffany Vaughn and Audrey Roberts ; brother Lester Durham Jr.; two sisters Valerie (Stanley) Chess and Kristina (Daniel) Scovel; as well as six grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
There will be a viewing Wednesday, October 10, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:45pm at Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, 558 Business Park Dr., Medford, OR 97305. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at Stone Ridge Golf Club, 500 E. Antelope Rd., Eagle Point, OR 97524. Interment will follow from 2:00-2:30pm at the Jacksonville Cemetery, Cemetery Rd., Jacksonville, OR 97530. Reception to follow immediately at the Bella Union.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.8.18