Phyllis Elaine Randa, age 91, of Mena, Arkansas, died, Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Arkansas Hospice in Hot Springs. She was born on Monday, May 3, 1926 to Harold James and Alice McGarvie Barott in Tamrack Township, Minnesota.   

Phyllis worked for many years as an administration assistant and accountant for many different companies, but most notably Safeway Food Corporation.  She loved her family and spending time with her children and grandchildren.  She really was excited to see how she could out fish her husband Eddie.  She enjoyed sewing, making Japanese dolls and crafts.  She was a very accomplished musician.  She enjoyed playing her accordion. When she thought she was all alone in the house she would play her wrap around Hammond organ at full volume. In recent times she played for a nursing home that she resided in their Christmas Carols for the other residents.  She also loved to dance and was known to get up and boogie with the staff, their sneaky way of getting her up and moving. She also enjoyed working on the farm where they raised apples and cherries.  She traveled extensively and lived in Spain and Japan when Eddie was working there. She taught English as a second language in Japan.   Phyllis was a loving mother, Nana, great grandmother, sister in law, aunt and friend and will be missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Alice, her husband, Edwin, her sisters Lois and husband John and Lucille, and her brothers Jim and wife Agnes and Bob and wife Doris.

Phyllis is survived by her son, Dennis Randa of Soldotna, Alaska; her daughter and son in law, Cindy and Gerry Sickler of Mena, Arkansas; her sister in law and her husband, Mary Jane and Phillip Johnson of Minnesota ,brother Dale Hendrickson of Washington, brother and sister-in-law, Duffy and Jean Ringstad of Florida, brother in law Kenneth of Washington; six grandchildren, Denee’ DebuZah, Dalen Randa, Wendy Scott, Jason Holiday, Brien Sickler and Gary Sickler; 16 great grandchildren, and 22 great great grandchild, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held at Einans Event Center on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM..   Cremation services are entrusted to Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena, Arkansas.