Brenda Gayle Custer RandallA memorial visitation for Brenda Gayle Custer Randall, 71, of West Monroe, will be held from 5pm - 8pm on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.Mrs. Randall died on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at her home in Bossier City, La, surrounded by family.Mrs. Randall was born on November 6, 1945, at the Wright Bendel Clinic in Monroe, La., to Owen Kenneth Custer and Doris Jean Foster Custer. She was a graduate of Calhoun High School, class of 1963, and graduated with a BA in Journalism from Louisiana Tech University in 1967. Mrs. Randall was the editor of her HS yearbook as well as the La. Tech yearbook editor in 1966-67. During her life, Mrs. Randall worked as a teacher of English to students in Okinawa, Japan; social worker for the State of Louisiana; secretary to a Pathologist at LSUHSC in Shreveport; and as a rental property manager for family properties in the Shreveport/Bossier City area.Mrs. Randall was co-founder of the Calhoun Alumni Association, was involved with CHS reunions for many years and loved keeping in touch with classmates. She spent much of her life deeply involved in genealogical research, both for the Custer and Randall families. She also served as President of the Friends of Genealogy group and was a member of the NELA Genealogy Society. Mrs. Randall was preceded in death by her husband, James Randall, Sr., her parents and grandparents.Survivors include two sons, Mike and Jim, Jr., two daughters-in-law, Sharlet and Kary, and two grandbabies that she truly adored, Jacob and Sophia (2 year old twins), and a younger brother, Ken Custer. The family wishes to extend their thanks to family and friends, both near and far. We would also like to extend thanks to the doctors and nurses at Willis Knighton Hospital and Willis Knighton Hospice. Memorial donations may be made to Friends of Genealogy (P.O. Box 17835, Shreveport, LA 71138) or the Castor Association (c/o Edward Castor, V.P., 2122 E. Broadway, Logansport, IN 46947).Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.comMulhearn Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LA