Hall, William Elmer

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• Reference Number: HALL.W002
• _FGRAVE: 18142194

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Elmer Hall, 79, Clay City, died 7:48 p.m. Monday in his home.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Rev. Jack Martin presiding. Visitation will be followed by Masonic Services.

Mr. Hall was born July 5, 1903, in Huntington County, lnd., the son of William and Alice (Woodruff) Hall. He married Beulah Keneipp July 29, 1924 in Hartford City, lnd., and she survives.

He was a retired pumper for Pure Oil Co.; a member of Clay City United Methodist Church; a member of AF & AM Lodge 488 in Clay City and the Magnolia Chapter of Eastern Star.

Other survivors include two sons, Eugene and Phillip, both of Clay City: a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Evelyn) Hostettler, Clay City; three brothers, Clayton, Carmdenton, Mo.; Roland, Dunedin, Fla.; Bob, Arcades, Ca.; four sisters,,Mrs. Effie Weedon, Trenton, Mich.; Mrs. Ruth Nance, New Boston, Mich.; Mrs. Lucille Avran, Alger, Mich.; and Mrs. Joan VanSchoick, Stergis, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and a grandchild.


Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, October 10, 1982.

William married Keneipp, Beulah Ellen on 29 Jul 1924 in Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. Beulah was born on 15 Feb 1906; died on 21 Sep 1998; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HALL.M005
• Military Service: World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy
• Funeral: 22 Jun 2024, Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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M. Eugene "Gene" Hall Obituary
M. Eugene "Gene" Hall, aged 98 years of Clay City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital.



He was born on March 19, 1926 to Elmer and Beulah (Keneipp) Hall of Clay City, where he lived almost his entire life.



After graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Navy, the very next day, at age 18, and he served overseas aboard the USS Tuscaloosa and in the Russell Islands during World War II. Following the war, he returned to Clay City and married the love of his life, Mary Ruth Evans, and together they enjoyed 53 years of life together, until she died 2001. Gene was employed for many years by Easley-Padgett Funeral Home in Clay City as an ambulance driver and funeral assistant. He later enjoyed a career as the Village Clerk of Clay City until he retired at 65. He then started a second career which he whole-heartedly embraced, working for Randy and Carol Kistler and Steve and Kate Patterson of Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes. A lifelong member of the Clay City Methodist Church, Gene served in many capacities including Sunday School Superintendent and the Building and Finance Committees. He was a member of the Flora Elks Lodge, Clay City American Legion, and the Lion's Club. Gene considered his relationship with his Lord and Savior and other people to be his greatest possession. He succeeded in being a loving and thoughtful son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend. Besides family, he is survived by countless people whose lives he touched during his long span of years.



Gene is survived by his daughter, Janice Crackel and her husband Bill of Olney; grandson, Seth (Jamie) Crackel of Geneva, IL; great granddaughters Iris and Nola Crackel of Geneva, several nieces and nephews, and many other family members and close friends that he cherished.



He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Ruth; brother and sister-in-law, Phillip and Charlene Hall; sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Kenneth Hostettler.



A heartfelt thank you from the family to all the wonderful Doctors, Nurses, and staff and volunteers of the long-term care unit at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital.



A visitation will be held on Friday, June 21, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney.



A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Clay City United Methodist, with a visitation beginning one-hour prior to service time.



Interment will follow at Clay City Cemetery. Full Military Rites will be performed at the graveside.



Memorials can be made to Clay City United Methodist Church, Claws and Paws, or donor's choice.

Military Service:
Enlisted in February and entered active service on 9 June 1944. Trained stateside at various naval bases and then departed the Continental U.S. for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Serviced and re-supplied vessels at the Advanced Naval Base at Tulagi Island and then at the Naval Advanced Base in the Russell Islands. Served as crew aboard the New Orleans Class Heavy Cruiser USS Tuscaloosa CA-37 returning to the U.S. after the war. Due to a serious medical problem was transferred to U.S. Naval Hospital 10 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and eventually after recuperation to the Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Washington. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on 6 June, 1946 at Saint Louis, Missouri.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1906376

Marion married Evans, M.R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HALL.P002
• _FGRAVE: 6855921
• Military Service: Seaman Apprentice, United States Navy

Phillip married Pygott, I.C. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HALL.B002
• _FGRAVE: 199321754
• Funeral: 23 May 2019, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Beulah Evelyn Hostettler, age 82, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, May 20, 2019, at the home of her son, Tony.

She was born November 6, 1936, in Bridgeport, the daughter of William Elmer and Beulah Ellen (Keneipp) Hall. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Harold Hostettler on June 1, 1954, at the United Methodist Church in Clay City and together they have shared 64 years of marriage.

Evelyn embraced her family and grandchildren with a lifetime of love and care, and they brought her countless smiles and much happiness. She enjoyed planting and tending to her flowers and abundant vegetable garden, and she was often taking time to make progress on her crocheting, quilting, and sewing projects. She also welcomed the opportunity for a fishing outing or camping trip. Evelyn retired after over 50 years of service to The Clay City Banking Company as a bookkeeper and in other roles. She and Kenneth became members of Zif Baptist Church where she worked with the Missionary Group in the past, and they were formerly part of Hoosier Prairie Baptist Church. She assisted with the bookkeeping and activities of the Clay City Fire Department and volunteered her time to help many others throughout the years.

She is survived by her husband: Kenneth Hostettler of Clay City; four children: Tim (Kim) Hostettler of Clay City, Tracy Hostettler (Sheila Waller) of Clay City, Tony (Jan) Hostettler of Clay City, and Gwen Brown of Flora; nine grandchildren: Amanda Hostettler (Matthew Monical) of Clay City, Cassandra (Greg) Scott of Altamont, Travis (Felicia) Hostettler of Flora, Eric (Stephanie) Hostettler of Clay City, Chelsea Brown (Brandon Miller) of Bridgeport, Ethan Brown of Sailor Springs, Corrinna (Blake) Eaker of Salem, Skyler DeVore of Clay City, and Tyler (Gabby) Fuentes of Vincennes, Indiana; 18 great-grandchildren plus one soon expected great-grandson; a brother: Gene Hall of Clay City; and extended family including in-laws and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son: Kenneth Wayne Hostettler; a grandson: Steven Hostettler; a great-grandson: Kamden Blanchard; a brother: Phillip “Fish” Hall; and a sister-in-law: Mary Ruth Hall.

A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Kelly Carruthers officiating. Interment will follow in Clay City Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial donations are suggested to Zif Baptist Church or the Clay City Fire Department.

Died:
Beulah Evelyn Hostettler, age 82, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, May 20, 2019, at the home of her son, Tony.

Beulah married Hostettler, Kenneth Harold on 1 Jun 1954 in United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Kenneth (son of Hostettler, Harold T. and O'Dell, Marguette) was born on 29 Aug 1933 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois; died on 11 Sep 2022 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Crackel, B.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

D. married Britton, J.G. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, K.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, K.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Waller, S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Monical, K.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HOST.K001

Family/Spouse: Erwin, R.F.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Horn, S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HOST.S003

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He did oil field work and had worked in oil fields since he was a young man, including Petco Oil in St. Elmo, maintaining the salt water production of 900 wells. Steve was an avid fan of NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt Jr., and enjoyed bow hunting deer.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]