Randall Pierce
September 8, 1939 ~ February 19, 2024
Randall Hurshel Pierce went home to be with the Lord on February 19, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was 84 years old. Born in 1939 to Hurshel and Ina Faye Pierce, Randall married his high school sweetheart Nancy Smith in Iowa Park, TX, on June 4, 1961.
Upon graduation from the University of Texas with his accounting degree, Randall went to work for Ernst & Young in Carrollton, TX. In 1972, he took advantage of an opportunity to become a managing partner in the company by relocating to Wichita, KS. His clients included Cessna, Coleman, Gott Corporation, Residence Inn, and Rent-A-Center, as well as many others. He stayed with Ernst & Young until he retired in 1998. After a short break, Randall agreed to become the interim Chief Financial Officer for Lone Star Steakhouse before retiring again several years later. He worked in accounting and consulting well into his late 70's, and continued to advise his sons with their respective business finances until recently.
Randall will be missed by his wife Nancy and their three children, son Lance Pierce of Wichita, KS (wife Laurie), son Richie Pierce of Anderson, SC (wife Beth), daughter Robin Furnish of Wichita, KS (husband Matt), along with nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and brother Tommy Pierce of Lancaster, TX (wife Trudy).
An avid golfer, Randall pursued the goal of playing at courses in each of the United States, and tested himself against such iconic courses as St. Andrews, Pebble Beach, and Carnustie. He got to attend the Masters Golf Tournament several times. His home course was Rolling Hills Golf Course in west Wichita where he played weekly with the same group of friends for nearly forty years. Randall later enjoyed living and playing on the Reflection Ridge golf course. He was a big sports enthusiast who enjoyed watching WSU basketball, Dallas Cowboys football, and any interesting baseball games on tv.
Randall loved to read and usually had a stack of books in progress on his bedside table. His most important book was his Bible which he read frequently. A quiet man of faith, Randall was a member and deacon at Olivet Baptist Church, and later a member and on the finance committee at Pathway Church.
Viewing and visitation with the family will be held on Friday, February 23, from 6-8 pm; Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 24, at 2 pm, both to take place at Downing & Lahey West Mortuary. The burial will take place at Maize Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Koinonia Senior Care, 13303 W. Maple, Suite 139, PMB #128, Wichita, KS, 67235 or Union Rescue Mission, 2800 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS, 67219.
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Randy was a man of great wisdom, integrity, and humbleness. He was my most important mentor and he always took the time to listen and coach me. He will be missed by his family, me and many, many others. God bless the Randy Pierce family. Carl Best
First,condolences to the family. We lost a great one, one of a kind.
I first met Randy in 1975 when I transferred from Kansas City to join Randy as a partner in the Wichita office of Ernst & Young. We spent the next twnety years in offices next to each other. Considering the long hours we worked, I probably spent more time with Randy than I did my own wife.
Many words could describe Randy, but I think foremost, he was a man of God. He honored God in all of his life. He was a man of integrity and you could always take him at his word. He was a hard worker and served clients and associates with his best. Family was important to him and he was always able to carve out time for the family. He was a great example to others.
He loved Texas and was a great example of the adage that you oould take a man out of Texas, but you couldn’t take Texas out of the man.We all loved him for it
Randy was a great confidant to me over the twenty years that we worked together. Many times my temper might get the best of me, but Randy was there to cool me down. We were different personalities, but we got along great. I could not have asked for a better partner.I think it was a match made it heaven.
I will miss you partner, but I will see you agian in heaven.
When I married into this wonderful I had the honor of meeting Randall. He always made me feel just like one of the family. He seemed to always have a smile and a good sense of humor. My biggest memory with him is going on my first backpacking overnight trip with him when Steve took me along with him. Lots of laughs and good memories. You will be missed by so many and have left a great legacy! Thanks for loving our Lord Jesus.
I wish to express my sincere condolences to Randy’s family. Randy and Jim Gustavson were the first partners I worked for at EY and I owe Randy a tremendous amount of gratitude for his support and guidance. The career I’ve had at EY over the last 32+ years has been extremely gratifying and I owe a lot to Randy for making that possible. He made such a positive impact and touched so many people over his life. He was truly a special person and will be greatly missed.
My condolences for the family. You all are in my thoughts and prayers. I have many fond memories of Randy that start when I was at staff person at EY. Randy was a tremendous mentor, coach and leader who helped paved the path for me at EY by teaching me about how to be a good auditor and accountant, as well as how to lead a practice. I was fortunate to work with him for a substantial portion of my career. Randy’s advice went beyond the office and he helped shape me as a person. Randy was a great role model and his advice was consistent with how he lived his life. I always admired that about Randy. He and I had a lot of common interests, many laughs always plenty to discuss. Thank you Randy. All the best, Jack Day
My life with Randy goes back a long time including countless rounds of golf at Rolling Hills with both him and my dad. I remember testing his patience as I sliced and hooked my way down the fairway. I’ll always remember Randy as a solid man of God and a mentor within our church. His loving family is an attestation to his life.
I have fond memories of the camping and mountain hiking trip Randy put together for us teenagers at Lake Henry in Colorado. We only lost one camper and I wish Randy would have told me that steel toed boots are not the best for hiking in the mountains.
I am eternally grateful for Randy talking me into joining him at Ernst & Young (AY). I have so many memories spent with Randy on clients including Cessna, RAC, Lonestar, Sage Oil, Coleman Co and dozens more. I learned so much from Randy and still use the two fundamentals of audit and financial statement analysis today. Randy, because of you, I learned to see the forest…
I miss you partner.
Gary Endicott
There are only two of us left from the 40 year group that played with Randy that long. They are Marvin Kraft and me. The last great event that I remember with Randy was his driver shot on number 6 which was a hole-in-one. I think this was about two plus years before he had to quit.
Regards,
Carl Raines
A beautiful moment from this morning, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Photo by Amber Pierce (one of Randalls granddaughters in law)