Individual Details

Opal LaVonne Cumpston

(13 Sep 1930 - 7 Aug 1998)

LaVonne Randle, 67, of Gothenburg, died Friday, Aug. 7, 1998, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. A memorial service was held Tuesday at Blase Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, with the Rev. David Fowler officiating. Burial was at the Grandview Cemetery. She was born Sept. 13, 1930, to Francis H. and Clarisa Katherine (McNeal) Cumpston in Gothenburg. She worked for five years as a school custodian at Adams Junior High in North Platte, and as a school custodian in Madison. She also owned and operated Von's Alibi in Hersey for over 10 years. Mrs. Randle was a member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Eagles, and Moose auxiliaries, all of North Platte, and the Legion Auxiliary of Gothenburg. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Virginia and Ruby*; a brother, Leo**; and two nieces and a nephew. She is survived by three sons, Jerry Randle of Virginia Beach, VA, David Randle of Norfolk, and Jeff (Sharon) of Grayson, KY; four granddaughters, Jill, Rachel, Megan and Erin Randle; two sisters, Naomi Prato of Baltimore, MD, and Wanda (Luther) Miller of Gothenburg, five brothers, **Leonard (Phyllis) Cumpston of Pitman, NJ, Francis (Virginia) Cumpston of Lexington, Harold Cumpston of Carroll, IA, Jim (Janice) Cumpston of Grand Island, and Don (Barbara) Cumpston of Weeping Water. Memorials may be made to her granddaughters' college fund. Gothenburg Times, Wed. Aug. 12, 1998, Page 13, Col. 1. Grand View Cemetery Gothenburg Nebraska. Book, Compiled by Patricia A. Flatten, May 2003; Updated by Harold E. Clark, June 2012.

* no sister named Ruby
**Leo has died but is listed as living as Leonard?


Events

Birth13 Sep 1930Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska
Death7 Aug 1998Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska
Alt nameLaVonn Cumpston
BurialO. LaVonne Randle, Grand View Cemetery, Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska

Families

Spouse??? Howat ( - )
Spouse??? Randle ( - )
FatherFrancis "Frank" Henry Cumpston (1892 - 1958)
MotherClarissa "Katie" Catherine McNeal (1898 - 1972)
SiblingFrancis Clarence Cumpston (1918 - 2004)
SiblingVirginia Mae Cumpston (1920 - 1983)
SiblingDorothy Naomi Cumpston (1922 - 2006)
SiblingLeonard R Cumpston (1926 - 2017)
SiblingHarold Lee Cumpston (1928 - 2011)
SiblingDonald Jean Cumpston (1932 - 2009)
SiblingWanda Gale Cumpston (1934 - 2001)
SiblingJames E. Cumpston (1936 - 2002)

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