Claremore - Randall E. Pickens, 75, of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Celebration of Life services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Little Rock Church in Claremore, with burial to follow at Washington Cemetery.

Randall was born on August 8, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Otis Martin Pickens and Delores (Gage) Shirley. He moved to Claremore at a young age, attended Claremore schools, and graduated with the Class of 1968.

On February 7, 1969, he married Alice Anne Gundermann, and together they shared 56 years of marriage.

Randall spent his professional career in Information Technology, working for EDS, Williams Companies, Amdahl, NCR-Comten, and Edward Jones. He attended Victory Bible College, where he was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel. He also pastored a church in Missouri, where he shared his love for the Bible and taught many about the Lord.

A passionate historian, Randall founded the Facebook group "Claremore As I Remember" and founded Seeds of Faith Ministry, through which he shared Biblical teaching, music, and poetry with audiences worldwide.

A true American patriot, Randall took great pride in his country and was always up for spirited debate about God and Country. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing guitar, writing lyrics and poetry, bowling in earlier years, and woodworking.

Survivors include his wife, Alice Pickens; daughters Tammy Pickens, Patricia Lederman and husband Jay; son Randall Pickens, Jr. and wife Tina; grandchildren Zoe Villagomez, Zeke Villagomez, Jacob Lederman and wife Hannah, Gloria Brand and husband Matthew, Samuel Lederman and wife Haley, Lauren Lederman, Kristine Benz and husband Trevor, Katie Pickens, Caleb Pickens, Zach Pickens and wife Lizzie, and Emily Pickens; and ten great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Odis Martin Pickens II; and siblings Ronald Pickens, Teresa Miller, and Otis Mark Pickens.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Little Rock Church in Claremore, OK.