William Hall, 85, of Chetopa, died at 4:23 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons.
He was born December 20, 1923, in Durant, Oklahoma, to William and Ollie Mae (Whitting) Hall. He attended Clearfield School in Oklahoma, and later served 12 years in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
From 1953-1973, he worked as a mechanic at the former Parsons Ford Motor Company. He then worked as a millwright for 12 years in Oklahoma and Texas before returning to southeast Kansas.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chetopa, the Oswego Masonic Lodge, and the Order of the Eastern Star.
He and Thelma Kepner were married in August 1950 in Chetopa. She survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Four Sons – William C. Hall and his wife, Robin Parsons, KS
Dale Hall and his wife, Elizabeth Parsons, KS
James M. Hall Dallas, TX
Terry D. Hall Claremore, OK
One Daughter – Sharon Robinson & husband, Peter Collinsville, OK
Eleven Grandchildren
Fourteen Great-Grandchildren
Two Great-Great-Grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2009, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Lake Creek Cemetery, rural Bartlett. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of William Hall, please visit our flower store.
He was born December 20, 1923, in Durant, Oklahoma, to William and Ollie Mae (Whitting) Hall. He attended Clearfield School in Oklahoma, and later served 12 years in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
From 1953-1973, he worked as a mechanic at the former Parsons Ford Motor Company. He then worked as a millwright for 12 years in Oklahoma and Texas before returning to southeast Kansas.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chetopa, the Oswego Masonic Lodge, and the Order of the Eastern Star.
He and Thelma Kepner were married in August 1950 in Chetopa. She survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Four Sons – William C. Hall and his wife, Robin Parsons, KS
Dale Hall and his wife, Elizabeth Parsons, KS
James M. Hall Dallas, TX
Terry D. Hall Claremore, OK
One Daughter – Sharon Robinson & husband, Peter Collinsville, OK
Eleven Grandchildren
Fourteen Great-Grandchildren
Two Great-Great-Grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2009, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Lake Creek Cemetery, rural Bartlett. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of William Hall, please visit our flower store.
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