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Submitted: 11/28/13 • Approved: 12/2/13 • Last Updated: 12/5/13 • R960055-G960054-S3
Randol
SERGEANT U S Army Air Corps
World War II
September 2, 1920 - August 22, 2007
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Friday, August 24, 2007
SPRINGDALE — Randol Val Paschal, 86, of Springdale, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at Fayetteville.
Randol was the younger of two sons (of 10 children) born to Francis Kinion and William Sherman Paschal of the White House community in Washington County.
As a young man, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in order to support the family income. At the onset of America's involvement in World War II, he volunteered and was assigned to the Army Air Corps becoming a sergeant and flight engineer on the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber flying bombing mission in the Asian Theater, Burma. Flight engineers were in short supply and so Randol volunteered to crew bombing missions with other bombers in addition to his own crew.
For this bravery and the extreme danger of bombing missions, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. Soon after returning home to Fayetteville, Randol met and married the love of his life, the beautiful Lena Mae Stephenson of Springdale. They were married nearly 60 years. Randol took a leap of faith and moved his wife of two years and newly born son to Los Angeles, where more than 18 years and three daughters, he refined his engineering knowledge into a highly skilled heating and air conditioning profession. In 1969, he returned to Springdale and started the Paschal Heating and Air Conditioning Co. with only one service truck, which became a successful business for nearly 40 years. His business continues today under new ownership.
Randol is survived by his son, Dr. Rod Paschal of Falls Church, Va.; three daughters, Gail Pfahler of Bentonville, Tracee Helzer of Rogers, Beckie VerMeulen of Springdale; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Sonora Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery in Springdale.
Pallbearers will be Travis Helzer, Stephen Helzer, Randy Helzer, Dustin Pfahler, Nathan Pfahler, Weston VerMeulen and Gregory Lachowsky.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home, 4520 N. Crossover, Fayetteville, online at www.nelsonberna.com. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Lena
March 21, 1926 - May 15, 2003
Married August 17, 1946
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