Carol Miller Dail
Restored home
Carol Miller Dail, who had supervised the restoration of her home and was active in historical, political and community groups in Harford County, died Dec. 3 of a genetic liver ailment at Johns Hopkins Hospital while awaiting the availability of a liver for a transplant.
Mrs. Dail, who was 60, had supervised the daily work of the restoration of Winsted, a 1795 Georgian home near Level after she and her husband bought it in 1977.
She had also developed a decorating scheme for the house and had been especially interested in the gardening.
She collected rare Christmas ornaments and displayed them during the holiday season at Winsted, which was for several years on the annual Christmas tour of the Historical Society of Harford County. Mrs. Dail was a member of the society.
She volunteered at the Stepping Stone Museum, and was a member of the Harford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the group in Harford County that raises funds for the AMC Cancer Research Center.
Mrs. Dail was a member of the Harford County Republican
Women's Club and the 2nd District Republican Club.
She was born Carol Miller in Newport News, Va., and attended the Norfolk campus of the College of William and Mary, where she met the man she would marry, George Dail. Mr. Dail, a retired businessman, has appeared as a radio talk show host on WCBM-AM and as a panelist on "Square Off," the discussion program that ran for many years on WJZ-TV.
They came to Maryland in 1966, living in Towson and later Joppatowne before moving into the restored home.
In observance of her wish, the family will conduct a memorial service at the home in the spring when flowers and new foliage are blooming.
In addition to her husband of 40 years, she is survived by two sons, G. Byron Dail of Charlottesville, Va., and Stephen T. Dail of Level; two daughters, Adrienne Dail Earnshaw of Havre de Grace and Karen Dail Kelley of Charlotte Hall; and five granddaughters.
Albert S. Randall
Senior master sergeant
Albert "Al" Samuel Randall, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant, died Wednesday of a heart attack at his Columbia home. He was 68. He retained ties to the Air Force, becoming an ROTC instructor at Largo Senior, Northwestern and Edmondson high schools. He worked at Edmondson High until January.
Born and reared in East Baltimore, Mr. Randall attended Dunbar High School. At 18, he was drafted into the Air Force and served in the Korean War, said one of his four sons, Darrell Randall of Atlanta.
During 28 years in the Air Force, the elder Mr. Randall was stationed mainly in the United States, although he was stationed in Germany from 1965 to 1968. While in the service, he earned his general equivalency diploma.
He retired in 1972, and later was vice president of the state Air Force Association.
"He was interested in the youth of tomorrow," Darrell Randall said. "He was like a guardian, a father figure. He was a surrogate parent to lots of kids who came from one-parent families."
In 1952, Mr. Randall married Hilda E. Smith.
He was a longtime member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church on Twin Rivers Road in Columbia.
In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Randall is survived by three sons, Albert Edward Randall of Sacramento, Calif., and Marvin and Cornell Randall, both of Columbia; a brother, William Randall of Baltimore; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. John the Evangelist Church.