Roy Earnest Hall: Obituary

Roy Earnest Hall, son of Ed and Flora Nell Hall, was born August 8, 1882, near Weldon and departed this life March 1, 1956 in Des Moines, at the age of 73 years, 6 months and 7 days.

On August 10, 1902, he was united in marriage to Mary Sales of Leon. To this union eight children were born.

He was preceded in death by his wife in 1951, an infant daughter in 1911, his father, mother, three sisters and two brothers. He leaves to cherish his memory five sons and two daughters: Burdette Hall of Glidden, Mrs. Gladys DeLong and Mrs. Bess McLain of Osceola, Ralph Hall of Tama; Neil Hall of Des Moines; Robert Hall of Williams, and Olin Hall of Sioux Falls, So. Dakota. Also nineteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, an aunt, Della Keeler of Osceola, and other relatives and friends.

With the exception of a few years spent in New Mexico and Oklahoma, Roy lived in Clarke and Decatur Counties as a farmer and auctioneer.

He was a most devoted father and grandfather, and will be sadly missed in the family circle.

Funeral services were held at Leon Friday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. from the Stewart funeral home with Rev. Cecil Murrow of Des Moines and Rev. Geo. Lam of Leon officiating. Burial was in the Leon cemetery.

—Published in the Osceola Sentinel, Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa on Thursday, March 15th, 1956, p. 8

Harry Claude Hall: Obituary

Harry Claude Hall, Oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hall was born Sept. 8, 1880 in Decatur county, Iowa, and departed this life at his home in Lucas, Jan. 21, 1954, at the age of 73 years, 4 months and 13 days.

His boyhood days were spent on a farm near Van Wert. He then went to Oklahoma and New Mexico where he remained a number of years. He was united in marriage to Essie Wells on June 3, 1903, in Catoosa, Okla., and most of their married life was spent in Lucas, Iowa. He was a member of the Christian church in Weldon.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, three sisters and one brother. Besides the sorrowing wife, he leaves to mourn their loss one brother Roy Hall of Osceola and several nieces and nephews.

During the years of his active life he made many friends over the county and was respected as an honest, upright citizen. He will be sincerely missed by all who knew him.

Pallbearers were Ralph Hall, Nell Hall, Burdette Hall, Morris Keeler, Wayne Keeler and Bob Hall.

Funeral services were held at the Lucas Presbyterian church Sunday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. They were conducted by Rev. A. E. Beals, assisted by Rev. Cecil Morrow of Des Moines. Burial was in the Green Bay Cemetery in Clarke county.

—Published in the Osceola Sentinel, Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa on Thursday, January 28th, 1954, p. 2

B. F. Hall

B. F. HALL, one of the prominent and successful citizens of Clarke County, residing on section 31, Green Bay Township, was born in Monroe County, Indiana, November 28, 1834, a son of Warren Hall, a native of Kentucky, and Cynthia (Parks) Hall. They were the parents of nine children – Sarah Ann, B. F., W. N. John W., James M., Samuel L., Albert T., Mary Ann and Sarah M.  Our subject remained in his native county till seven years of age, when his parents moved to Putnam County, Indiana, where he resided nine years. He was reared on a farm, and received a common-school education in the primitive log school-houses. In 1851 he went to Decatur County, Iowa, locating four miles southeast of the present site of Leon, where he lived until 1860.  He was married December 14, 1855, to Miss Martha Ann Walton, of Decatur County, she being a daughter of H. L. Walton. They have three children – Edward P., Charles E. and Della May. In 1860 Mr. Hall bought 160 acres of his present farm, which was at that time unimproved. He has since added to his original purchase, till his farm now contains 545 acres of choice land, with comfortable and commodious residence, and good barns and out-buildings. This is one of the best stock farms in Clarke County, and is located two and a quarter miles west of Weldon. Mr. Hall is a self-made man, having by his own good management, combined with his industry and habits of economy, made his property, and has now a competency for his declining years. He is a consistent member of the Christian church, and a respected citizen of Green Bay township. In politics he casts his suffrage with the Republican party.

SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Record of Clarke County, Iowa, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1886 p. 308-9

John W. Hall

JOHN W. HALL, proprietor of the Osceola creamery, is a native of Whitehall, Indiana, born December 27, 1841. He came to Iowa with his parents, Warren and Cynthia (Parks) Hall, in 1851, they locating near Leon, in Decatur County, where the mother died. The father died in Clarke County.  John W. Hall came to Clarke County in 1860 and settled at Green Bay, where he was engaged in carpentering and contracting for a time. He subsequently engaged in farming, which he followed till 1872.  He was married in Mills County, Iowa, in 1868, to Sarah A. Scott, a native of Wisconsin, but at the time of her marriage living in Mills County. Mr. Hall came to Osceola, where he again began contracting and building, erecting creameries in different parts of the State, and was the contractor on the State Asylum for the feeble-minded. He continued contracting till he engaged in his present business, as successor to I. W. Johnson.  The business was established by Holt & Hall, in 1878, and has always been carried on with success. The building is 30 x 120 feet in size, the rear part being the creamery department, and the front devoted to their butter-and-eggs business. They manufacture about twenty-five hundred pounds of butter daily, and also deal extensively in eggs, shipping a car load a week, their average shipment per year being about 30,000 dozen.

SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Record of Clarke County, Iowa, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1886 p. 397