
Funeral services for Mr. Randall Todd “Buck” Lancaster, 50 years young of Quitman, LA will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Antioch Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Quitman with Rev. Michael Whitman and Rev. Jerry Smelley officiating. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery in Quitman under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
Randall was born March 9, 1972 in West Monroe, LA to Janice Lynn George and Sidney Morgan Lancaster, III, and he passed away December 27, 2022 in Shreveport, LA after battling a lengthy illness. After high school, he began a career as a welder at Steel Fabricators in Monroe, LA. After fifteen years of welding, Randall decided to go back to school to become a millwright at Weyerhaeuser and later at LaSalle Lumber. He was a member of Antioch Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1999, Randall married his best friend and the love of his life Nicole Cooper. Together, they built a life out of their love for each other and of their faith in God. They welcomed their first son Cainan Lancaster into their little family in October 2000 and then their second son Cooper Lancaster in July 2007. Randall had a love for working with his hands. From welding steel to cutting wood, he had a gift of designing and building anything that he could imagine. Randall took pride in his work and gave attention to even the smallest of details. He enjoyed giving his creations to the ones he loved. Randall was preceded in death by his father; paternal grandparents Ethel and Sidney Morgan Lancaster, Jr.; maternal grandparents Dorothy and John L. George; uncle Johnny “Mad Dog” George; and father-in-law Willis Cooper.
Randall is survived by his loving wife Nicole Cooper Lancaster of Quitman; sons Cainan Lancaster and Cooper Lancaster of Quitman; mother Jan and husband Dan Brunson of Calhoun, LA; brother Michael Lancaster and wife Mindy of West Monroe; sisters Nikki and husband Ben Rogillio of Denham Springs, LA and Rachel Lancaster of Dallas, TX; step-brother Dan Sanders, Jr. and wife Paula of Burkburnett, TX; step-mother Amy Lancaster of Dallas; mother-in-law Jimmie Cooper; brother-in-law Todd Cooper and wife Melanie; numerous cousins, nephews and nieces; two great-nephews; two great-nieces; and a host of family and friends.
Serving as pallbearers will be Corey Lancaster, Blake Stevenson, Josh Branch, David Rushing, Chance Herrington and Ben Rogillio. Honorary pallbearers are Todd Cooper, Rodger Council, Michael Lancaster, Lee Council and Dan Brunson.
Visitation will be 9:00-11:00 AM, Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the church.

