Mr. Billy Dewayne Randolph, age 58 of Sparta, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026 at his residence after a long battle with cancer surrounded by his family.

Dewayne was born September 2, 1967 in Sparta, Tennessee. He had a brief career in corrections after 23 years of saw mill work. He was an avid outdoorsman, loving to fish and hunt. Dewayne loved cars and working on them with his four legged friend Butch by his side. Dewayne will be remembered for the love he had for his family and especially those knew him as Pa.

Dewayne is preceded in death by his grandparents, Charlie and Florence Baker Price, Buster and Maggie Lee Stamps Randolph; brothers Benny, Phillip, Kenny and Allen Randolph, along with several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Surviving family members left to cherish his memory include his amazing mother Jeanetta Faye (Will) Stick

Loving wife of 36 years: Frances "Sue" Randolph

Children: Dakota (Shelley) Randolph, Joseph (Chloe) Randolph, Ethan (Ava) Randolph, Haley (Alec) Randolph

Grandchildren: Elijah, Koltan, Aden, Arabella, Ellanora and Roman

Brother: Haskel (Jennifer) Randolph and their children, Brittani (Brandon) Luna, Tyler Randolph

Sister: Patricia Simons and her children Marcie (Rodney) Dodson Cimino,Devina Luna

Sister: Rebecca (John) Cunningham and their children Josh (Amanda) Cunningham, Chelsie (Kenneth) Colwell

Sister: Tammy (Paul) Pippin and their children Natasha (Jessica) Rice, Kurtis Brown and Camille (Lyze) Brown

Several great nieces and nephews also survive

Special friends: Nicole Sullivan and Jason Blevins, Lee (Ashley) Montgomery

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00pm Thursday, May 21, 2026 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Saylors Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 10:00am Thursday at Hunter Funeral Home. John Cunningham will officiate.

Ethan Randolph, Dakota Randolph, Joseph Randolph, Haskell Randolph, Lee Montgomery, Alec Bolt, Gaines Key and Justin Randolph will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hunter Funeral Home, PO Box 90, Sparta, Tennessee to help the Randolph family with funeral expenses.