Obituaries

George William Hall

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George William "GW" Hall has joined his bride Dorothy with the Lord. Born 6 June 1927in Vera Texas, George was the fourth of six children of Abner and Ruby Hall. George and siblings Lillie, Opal, Bernice and Thomas (Joseph passed at age five weeks) learned the value of hard work and perseverance while growing up in north Texas which served them well throughout their lives. George joined the Army and became a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division and served in Occupied Japan. He enjoyed Japan but said that he never had an easy "Jump for Pay" as the winds seemed to be continuous. He had great memories of his time as a paratrooper and the people he served with in the motor pool where he continued work as a mechanic that he had started years before and continued as his life's career. On 27 June, 1948 George started a life with Dorothy Marie Hale which, for the next fifty nine years, was never dull. With sons Gary and Charley they lived, mostly, in Southern California where they enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing, hiking and water skiing which George taught his sons and many of their friends. Despite being kept away from home during the normal family portion of the day as a maintenance foreman with Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, he was close to both sons and participated in Y Indian Guides (a YMCA program), Boy Scouts, Little League and Pony League. Family was important and there always seemed to be a way to take a family camping trip and play together during even the hardest times. While in California his love of aviation developed. Work kept him away from the airport too much to finish his flight instruction, but if you could trade your airplane magazines for an airplane, he'd have a nice one. His knowledge of airplanes and what made them work was greater than that of the average private pilot. After retiring in 1985 George and Dorothy settled outside Rogers a few yards from the south shore of Beaver Lake which provided for a continuation of the outdoor lifestyle and fun they both had enjoyed for so many years. Included in this fun was teaching their three grandchildren, Jennifer, Jasen and Kristie how to ski behind Dorothy's boat the Mercy O, her nick name given by George. George proved his strength and his unlimited love for his bride during the last years of her life. As dementia progressively robbed her of her joys, George tended to her hand and foot and continued to love her and to treat her as the other half of his own life until she passed in 2007. They were a great team all of their years together. George was never slow to give of his time. He was, at various times, a member of the Lions, the Kiwanis Club, and was one you called at 2 a.m. who would drive a hundred miles to pull you out of a ditch. A two hour drive to visit relatives was more often than not made longer because there always seemed to be someone on the side of the road who needed help. He served as a volunteer fireman and, for a time, chief of the Piney Point Volunteer Fire Department and was always so very proud of the men and women he worked with there. He was one of those people that your always happy to know is there if you need him. He was a good friend whether you knew him or not. The memorial service will be held at the Rollins Funeral Home, 1401 W Hudson Rd. in Rogers, at 10 a.m., tomorrow, August 8, 2015. George and Dorothy will be interred together in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville at a later date. www.RollinsFuneral.com.

Published August 7, 2015

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