Francis “Red” Hall, 88, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Warren Memorial Hospital.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 11 AM at Front Royal United Methodist Church, 1 West Main Street Front Royal with Rev. Terry Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hall was born on January 20, 1930 in Warren County, Virginia to the late Dalton and Grace Hunt Hall. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Emily Louise “Toot” Pitcock Hall, step daughter, Pam Munson (John), sister, Fee Holiday and brother, Ray Hall.
He previously held the position of Chairman with the Virginia Savings Bank and was the owner of Royal Palace Cleaners. He was a member of the National Guard.
Survivors include his daughter, Sandy Stoneburner (Bud) of Cincinnati, Ohio; three sisters, Mary Ruth Wenner of Delaware, Addie Siegel of Seattle, Washington and Susan Bayens of St. Louis, Missouri; three brothers, Jimmy Hall of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Gene Hall of Winter Haven, Florida and Delano Hall of Annapolis, Maryland; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 21, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM at the church.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Farrah, Jordan Hall, Jason Hall, Steve Sanders, Chuckie Henry and Whitey Smoot.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Sam Baggarly, Arnold Williams, Webb Davis, Kent Koons, Mike Funk and the members of the Front Royal Lions Club.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Front Royal United Methodist Church or to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.
I am so sorry for your loss because it also means the loss of one of my father’s oldest friends and probably his best friend. They did a lot of traveling together. I will always remember meeting them when I lived in North Carolina at the Biltmore where we spent the day touring. It was also discovered by me at my father’s 90th birthday celebration two years ago by me that Red’s youngest brother Ray was in my high school class. “Red” did a beautiful tribute to my father for that celebration. It is a small world. “Red” will be missed.
Gloria Nichols Clark
My dad and Red were in the National Guard together.
Sorry for your loss.