Randi Louise Little

Randi was born on June 5, 1966, in Charlotte, North Carolina to parents Roger Girard Little and Margaret Louise Young Little. Randi graduated from East Lincoln High School in Denver, North Carolina, and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 1988. Randi was a force of nature, always full of fun and would light up any room she entered.

After graduation, Randi worked in sales & marketing. A highlight was attending the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Later, she worked as a Sales Representative for Princeton Pharmaceutical Product in Raleigh.

Randi married Ernest Gene Smith on October 27, 2001, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Together, they welcomed their daughter, Brysen Louise Smith, on June 8, 2006. Randi was widowed in 2019.

Randi was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Gene Smith, and her mother, Margaret Louise Young. Survivors include daughter Brysen Louise Smith, father Roger Girard Little, brothers; Roger Girard Little II and his wife Dansie, Laird Dean Little and his wife Julie, nieces; Marlee Caroline Roos and her husband Bryce and Shelby Diane Little, nephew Ryan Laird Little and great nephew Watson Lee Roos.

She is also survived by her extended family of step father Charles T. Highfill, step siblings Wisdom Highfill Stikeleather and her husband Tom, Charles Thomas Highfill Jr. and his wife Malinda, Patricia Highfill DiLello and her husband Michael, step nieces and nephews; Kayleigh Renee Highfill, James Thomas Stikeleather III and his wife Brittany, Wisdom Burris Boyne and her husband Steven, Charlton Stikeleather Swift and her husband Steven, Meredith Highfill Minscher and her husband John, Victoria Bradshaw Highfill, Maxwell Ernest DiLello, step great nieces; Carolina Faith Stikeleather, Mackenzie Pearl Stikeleather, and Brooklyn Wisdom Swift.