Carol June Randall Flanary

Obituary
Carol June Randall Flanary, age 86, peacefully returned to her heavenly home on June 7, 2020, while at her home in Providence, Utah, due to natural causes. She was born June 3, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Melvin P. Randall and June R. Haight. During the first four years of her life she traveled with her parents abroad on several trips. Sporting her white jacket and white shoes along with a little purse. She was the apple of her daddy’s eyes. The family moved to Los Angeles when she was 8 years old. Carol’s parents both worked leaving her to care for her two siblings. In 1946, at the age of 12, she came down with a fever and could not walk so her dad took her to the hospital and she was soon diagnosed with Polio. After 2 weeks of isolation she arrived home and learned her sister had been taken to the hospital for the same condition. In 1948, she was put in a body cast to straighten her spine after the Polio. Her junior high and high school years were spent involved with dance and musicals. Carol’s love and involvement of music was largely influenced by her mother. Grades were never an issue for her as she received straight A’s along with perfect attendance. Knowing she needed to improve her social skills, her senior year was spent involved in dance club and proving to herself that she could do it with the best of them. She graduated from Manual Arts High School in 1953. She had wanted to be a nurse from a young age, whether it was due to her experience with Polio or not, it was her focus. She attended Brigham Young University and graduated in 1956 from the very first nursing program. College life presented many new adventures along with her roommates who helped in making life fun and exciting. After BYU, Carol went to Cheyenne to attend flight attendant school. Through one of her roommates from BYU and divine intervention, Carol met her eternal companion, Howard Lee Flanary. They were married February 7, 1957 in the Los Angeles California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The next 23 years they were blessed with 14 children. This wonderful union started in Provo, Utah, where they were blessed with their first two children. Brian, their second child, returned to his heavenly home just a few days after coming into the world. Howard took a job in Los Angeles, California where they were blessed with their third child. From Los Angeles, the family moved to Denver, Colorado, for Howard’s new job. They were blessed with four more children. From there, they spent a short time in Idaho Falls, Idaho, before settling in Meridian, Idaho, for the next 14 years. During that time Howard and Carol were blessed with seven more children. That brought the final count to 14. While in Meridian, Carol was involved with The Boy Scouts of America as a den mother and merit badge counselor. Her boys, when young, were involved with 4H, raising and showing sheep and angus cows. She did not want her girls left out and started a 4H group focused on cooking and sewing. She was heavily involved with the local PTAs for all the school age levels. Along with raising their children, she worked as a nurse and taught nursing at Boise State College for several years. Adventures continued as the family moved to Joseph, Oregon, to live their dream of living in the country and raising their family in a beautiful, small town. After 3 years, they realized that it was not the place for them to be any longer. The family moved to Selah, Washington, for Howard’s new job. During this time, she tended and cared for her mother-in-law until she passed away. After living in Selah for 8 years Howard’s company transferred him to Mountain Green, Utah. During this time, she tended and cared for her mother until she passed away. Once Howard had retired, he and Carol served 4 months in the Hong Kong Temple Mission (Nov 2002-Feb 2003). Later they moved to Rexburg as their youngest child finished her degree at Brigham Young University-Idaho. From there they lived for a short time in Battleground, Washington, with one of their daughters. Their final move was to Cache Valley, Utah. In all of their adventurous moves, Carol continued to be involved with the kids and their schooling, church, and community. This included serving in multiple church positions as well as serving as an ordinance worker in the Ogden and Rexburg temples. There are no words or time to write about a person who was always serving others. There were many people that were touched by her kind words and deeds. She spent many hours involved doing church services and serving others. She made sure she taught her children about the gospel of Jesus Christ and shared her testimony with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren every chance she could. She was a teacher, comforter, guidance counselor, nurse, cheerleader, and mother to all she came to know. Family was very important to her. She has said, “Those that walk through our door are family” and that is how her kids’ friends felt when they came to the Flanary home. She spent many hours making blankets for her posterity and making blankets, hats, or clothes for the Humanitarian Center. Her life was a living example to all those around her. Carol is survived by her husband, Howard Lee Flanary; 13 of her 14 children carry on her legacy, Shawn (Sheryl) Flanary, Kevin (Mary) Flanary, Shannon (Ken) George, Bryce (Teresa) Flanary, Lynette (Dave) Day, Steven (Wendi) Flanary, Charlene (Louis) Adams, Leanna (Eddy) Lammert, Janel (Ken) Shamo-Wilson, Preston (Becky) Flanary, Teresa (Kevin) McNeil, Michelle Gosh, Loreen Flanary, along with 87 grandchildren and 79 great grandchildren; brother, Kay (June) Randall, and sister, Janet McFadden. She is preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and June Randall and son, Brian Howard Flanary. Please join us in celebrating her life. A viewing for family and friends will be held Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 6 :00 p.m. at Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E Center Street, Logan, Utah. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, June 15, 2020 at the Mountain Green Bowery, 4222 Cottonwood Canyon Rd. in Mountain Green, Utah with burial to follow in the Mountain Green Cemetery. For those who cannot attend you may watch by visiting the photos and video tab of Carol’s obituary page at www.whitemortuary.com or by this link https://youtu.be/XGqKVVOaMrI.