Kent was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, September 13, 1919. After graduating in 1937 from Blackwell High School, he worked as an engineer on various rural electric lines, starting with Kay Electric Cooperative in Blackwell and continuing his work across Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas. As a naval officer, beginning in 1940, Kent served posts in Ottumwa, Iowa, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before being stationed in Okinawa during the Pacific Theater. During World War II Kent met Eleanor Wickness in Washington D.C., where both worked for the Department of Navy. Kent and Eleanor were married at the Mount Vernon Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., in 1942. After the war, the couple moved to Blackwell, where Kent worked as an engineer for Kay Electric before managing electric operatives in both Wagoner and Stigler, Oklahoma. In 1950 they returned to Blackwell and Kent opened the Kent Randall Insurance Agency, a Life and Health Insurance agency. In 1961 he received his Chartered Life Underwriter Degree and was active in the Life Underwriter Association on both the county and state level, serving on the state association Board of Directors for about 40 years. He received many company and industry awards throughout the years. Kent operated his agency until 2000, when he retired and the couple moved to Tulsa.
Kent served as president of the Blackwell Kiwanis Club, where he achieved forty-six years perfect attendance, held numerous offices in the First United Methodist Church, and headed fund drives for almost every organization in Blackwell, including The United Way, Red Cross, Boy Scouts, and March of Dimes. Kent also served as Chairman of both the Industrial Foundation and the Industrial Authority. In the 1950s Kent was Cub Master for the Lincoln School Cub Pack. He belonged to the American Legion and VFW.
Before moving to Tulsa, Kent and El were members of the Blackwell Country Club, where Kent played golf almost daily. They traveled across Europe and enjoyed many cruises, including ones in Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

Kent was preceded in death by his mother and father, Ruth and Paul Randall; one son, Robert Alan; and a grandson, Erick Moore.

Survivors are his wife of 66 years, Eleanor; daughter Judy Moore and husband Hank Moore of Tulsa, Oklahoma; son Greg Randall and wife Michelle Randall of Dallas, Texas; granddaughters, Diane Moore Roberts and husband Jeff Roberts of Brownwood, Texas, and Christina Randall Vlosich and husband Wade Vlosich of Dallas, Texas; great-granddaughters, Sydney Roberts and Jordan Roberts of Brownwood, Texas; and sister, Patty Richardson of Pryor, Oklahoma.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 17, at the First United Methodist Church, Blackwell. The Reverend Bill Busch, cousin of Kent, will officiate. Burial will be at the Blackwell Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 until service time on Thursday at the First United Methodist Church parlor.

Memorials may be made to the Kent Haslam Randall Memorial at the Blackwell Public Library, 123 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631.

Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home, Blackwell.