HOULTON – The author and finisher of her faith wrote the final chapter in the life of Bernice Vivian (Clapprood) Randall, 87, March 18, 2011. With her family at her side she peacefully slipped into eternity to be with her Savior and her waiting family.
Bunny, as she was known to all, was a quiet woman with a deep faith. She attended Thomas College, Waterville, and worked at Boothby and Bartlett Ins. Co. She later worked as a special education technician in the Houlton schools. Long before the earthquake and world attention, Bunny had a love for the people of Haiti. In her late 70s, still an accomplished seamstress, she spent a summer sewing stacks of gingham dresses for little girls in an orphanage there. She loved robins and flowers, especially peonies, foxglove and delphiniums. She loved her children and grandchildren, and she loved the Lord Jesus Christ. Bunny enjoyed knitting and working on counted cross-stitch projects. She liked to read and to putter in her flower beds. She loved peepers in spring, the flowers of summer, the leaves of autumn and the first snow of winter. And she loved her Savior.
Bunny is survived by her son, John Randall of Houlton; her daughters, Cynthia Randall of Waterville and Marcia Randall of Houlton; three grandchildren, Joshua, Justin and Jared of Portland; great-grandchild, Trinity of Houlton; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Roger Randall; her brother, Weldon Clapprood; and her parents, Maude (Perry) Clapprood and Albert “Doc” Clapprood.
Friends may call 11 a.m. until the time of service 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Military Street Baptist Church, with the Rev. Randall Burns officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in Bunny’s memory directly to Military Street Baptist Church “City on a Hill” project, Maine Pine Tree Society, Special Olympics or Breast Cancer Research Foundation, care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton, ME 04730. Online guest book and condolences at
www.dunnfuneral.com.