Randall E. "Randy" Smith, former president of Mid-America Lumber, died October 11, 2026, in the home he built.

The family will greet visitors from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will hold a private graveside service.

Randy was born on July 27, 1953, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Nathan (Bill) and Jean Smith. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1971 and attended Oklahoma State University, where he studied architectural engineering. He later earned a Bachelor of Science in health and physical education from Cameron University in 1997.

For 50 years, Randy and his brother, Terry, co-managed Mid-America Lumber, the family business, serving clients and builders in Lawton and across the area. He served as president of the Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association (OLA) and for many years as chairman of its board of directors. He also founded and ran the OLA health insurance program. He served nationally on the board of directors of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association.

A longtime leader in the Lawton community, he helped lead Hoopla, a three-on-three basketball tournament, in the 1980s and 90s. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite. He coached Little League basketball, baseball and softball, including city championship teams. Randy was also a dirtbike and trials-bike champion and a two-time Oklahoma state skeet-shooting champion.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Natalie Smith.

He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Sharlena Smith; his children, Erin Petrotta (Brian), Dustin Smith (Lacey), Dillon Newton and Gage Newton; his brother, Terry Smith (Dawn); his grandchildren, Makenzie and Brendan Smith, McKenzie and Kaitley Mullendore, and Eleanor and Cameron Petrotta; and many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.