Ray Hall
Ray Hall
A Celebration of Life for Ray Hall, 80, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Hall passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Shady Oaks in Thayer, Missouri.
He was born July 15, 1941 at West Plains, Missouri, to David L. and Zanna B. McBride Hall. He graduated from West Plains High School with the Class of 1960. Upon graduation, Mr. Hall enlisted in the United States Navy and served four years, which included being aboard the USS Davis, blockading Guantanamo Bay during the Cuban Crisis in 1962. While stationed in Fall River, Massachusetts, he met and married Ellen Torngren on December 28, 1963. They had two children: a son, Randy, and a daughter, Karen. After twenty-five years, he retired as Housing Manager for Crescent Park in Richmond, California.
He is survived by his son, Randy (Judy) Hall, Benicia, California, and his daughter, Karen Hall Holmes, Vallejo, California; three grandsons, Tyler and Spencer Hall, and Jonathan Holmes; one sister, Jeanne (Charles) Phelps, West Plains, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
His parents, brothers, Curtis, Jay D., Ted, and Lee, sisters, Ola Mae Kirk and Aileen English, and son-in-law, Phil Holmes, preceded him in death.
Amber(Cozort)Redburn
February 10, 2022 @ 5:35 pm
The Phelps Families,
Our Deepest Sympathy to all of you on the passing of Ray. During this time we will be keeping all of you in our daily prayers and may God comfort, encourage, strengthen, and give each of you peace. May God bless all of you.
In Christian Love,
Norris/Ivene Cozort
Tim, Amber, and Corby Redburn
Melinda DeShazo Brenton
March 15, 2022 @ 11:44 am
Sending my sincerest condolences to Charlie and Jeanne Phelps and the entire family in the loss of Mr. Hall. May you all feel the comfort, strength and peace that God is surrounding each of you with.
Carrie Patillo Thompson
March 17, 2022 @ 4:38 pm
Sorry to hear of Ray’s death. He was a classmate at WPHS. Our sympathy to Jeanne,and family.
Jerry Martin
March 17, 2022 @ 10:14 pm
Very sorry to hear of Ray’s passing. We grew up together & graduated together in 1960. A memory: Ray, Roger Lovan and me by chance met in Naples, Italy! 3 guys from West Plains all on different ships just happened to be at same place at same time! A memory I will remember!
Rest in peace Ray! My heart felt condolences to the family!
Jerry Martin
Jeanne Hall Phelps
March 25, 2022 @ 6:46 pm
Jerry, Thank you so much for your kind words, especially sharing the memory of meeting in Italy. I wish I could been a mouse to see you 3 boys from West Plains! He will really be missed.
Thanks again, Jeanne