Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Randall Ray Pope
1932 — 2023
Randall Ray Pope, age 91 of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023. He was born to parents Reuben S. and Enid Lillian (Powers) Pope on October 15, 1932, at their farm near Durham, Kansas. After attending the first six elementary grades in rural Ashcraft School, he finished grade and high school in Durham. Randy was active in 4-H through high school and received a scholarship at Kansas State University for his freshman year. With the Korean War in full action, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served four years in the Naval Air. He took advantage of the GI Bill and returned to Kansas State University and received a B.S. Degree in landscape architecture in...