Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - William A. Hall died 17 June 1929 A newspaper obituary from the "Orrick Times" of June 20, 1929 for William A. Hall reads as follows: Death of Wm. A. Hall, Sr. William A. Hall, sr., a pioneer resident of the Orrick comminity, passed away at his home northwest of town at ten o'clock Monday evening, June 17th, following an illness which had lasted for several months. Deceased was a native of southwester Ray county, being a son of Fernie and Zelphia Price Hall, who came to Ray county from North Carolina many years ago. He was born May 7, 1841, therefore had passed his 88th birthday. When 17 years of age he was married to Miss Frances Coleman and to this union eleven children were born, three of whom as follows are living: Mrs. John Holmes, of Kansas City, Mrs. Lou Blain of Liberty and Mrs. Edwin Wheeler, of Canute, Okla. His second marriage was to Miss Sarah Jane Tucker, of this community on May 7, 1878 and to this union also 11 children were born, 10 of whom with the mother survive as follows: W. A. Hall, jr., Mrs. Murl Scott, Kansas City, Joe Hall, North Kansas City, Mrs. Homer McGinnis, Richmond, Ben Hall, Mrs. Lester Scott, A.E. Hall, Rolland Hall, Philip Hall, Mrs. Elwyn Taylor, all of Orrick. Mr. Hall was one of the highly respected citizens of this section, having spent his entire life near his birth place. His fair way of dealing with his fellowmen endeared him to all who knew him. His life occupation has been that of farming and in certain season operated a saw mill until his age would not permit. He was a member of the Old Albany Baptist church, also a charter member of Ada Lodge No. 444, A. F. & A. M., being a member of the latter for 67 years. Funeral services were held from the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. W. A. Crum, after which the remains were taken in charge by the Orrick Masonic lodge and laid to rest in the Riffe cemetery. The entire community joins the "Times" in extending deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ron Scott USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------