Eddie Hall

Army Airborne Retired Sergeant 1st Class
Eddie F. Hall Jr.
February 15,1927 - October 28, 20011

Eddie Franklin Hall, Jr., of Thornton, and previously of Hope Mills, North Carolina, passed away peacefully Friday, October 28, 2011 at Providence Hospital in Waco Texas. He was 84.

Mr. Hall was born February 15, 1927 in St. Paul, North Carolina. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Army retired member of 11th Airborne, 82nd Airborne. Served in 3rd Division, 7th, Division and 9th Division. Life member of Veterans of Foreign War and Disabled American Veterans. Also belong to Rudy Hernandez Rakkasan Chapter 187th. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hope Mills, North Carolina. With an active involvement in the Men's class.

Mr. Hall is survived by his wife Mabel Williams Hall of Hope Mills, NC.; Son, Eddie F. Hall III of Carrollton GA.; Daughter, Lisa Hall Parker and husband Kevin of Thornton, TX.; Daughters, Laure Cole and Loette Mitchem both of Carrollton GA.; and daughter Carol Harris and husband Earl of White Oak, NC.,
two brothers Conrad Hall, and William Hall, both of Hope Mills, NC.,sister Martha Nell Horne of Parkton. He also has 10 Grandchildren, 16 Great Grandchildren and 8 Great-Great Grandchildren.


He is preceded in death by a son Eric Vinson Hall, brother, Terrill Hall, of Statesville, NC, and sister Meterane Williams of Lumberton.


He moved to Texas in 2010, where he bought a ranch and started a cattle operation, as part of his "bucket list" goals. He enjoyed his time on the ranch service for a brief time as one of the first male volunteers at the Limestone Medical Center in Groesbeck. He had been a resident the past few months at Ridgecrest Retirement Center in Waco, undergoing rehab.

Funeral services will be held November 1, 2011, at 11:00am at Pinecrest Funeral & Cremation Serices in Hope Mills, with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery in St. Pauls, North Carolina, with full military honors. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

To view the funeral service go to funeralrecording.com Memorial ID: 3246. Pinecrest Funeral & Cremation Service.