Phyllis Louise Tower

Female 1920 - 2006  (86 years)


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  1. 1.  Phyllis Louise Tower was born on 20 Feb 1920 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; died on 25 Sep 2006 in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Group: Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015
    • Obituary: 26 Sep 2006, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia; Daily Tribune News
    • Obituary: 27 Sep 2006, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Berkshire Eagle
    • Obituary: 4 Oct 2006, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont; Rutland Herald

    Notes:

    Group:
    Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

    Obituary:
    Mrs Phyllis Louise Hall, 86

    Mrs. Phyllis Louise Hall, 86, of 89 Burnt Hickory Rd., Cartersville, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at her residence following an extended illness.

    She was born Feb. 20, 1920, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of the late Harold Tower and Louise True Tower. Preceding her in death are her parents and her husband, Robert Merrill Hall, who shared her life until his death in 1995.

    Prior to her marriage, she worked as a county extension service agent in Massachusetts. During WWII she was a milk inspector in Seattle, Wash.

    She worked for a short time as an undercover investigator for Pinkerton's and as a substitute teacher.

    Mrs. Hall was a member of Euharlee Presbyterian Church and was a club agent in 4-H in Massachusetts. She had a love for horses and other animals.

    Surviving Mrs. Hall are two sons and daughter-in-law, Kenneth L. and Lana Hall, Norman L. Hall, three daughters-and sons-in-law, S. Jeanne Hall and Sherwin Kamin, Bettilou Hall Shieh and Wen K. Shieh, Deborah Hall, two brothers, True and W. Oren Tower, grandchildren, Adrian C. Shieh, Ian C. Shieh, Kalynn Hall, Donald P. Thornton III and Katherine M. Thornton.

    A memorial will be held Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 at 3 p.m. at Waldrop Assisted Living. Memorial gifts may be made to Euharlee Presbyterian Church or the Alzheimer Association.

    Parnick Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 430 Cassville Road, Cartersville is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Phyllis Louise Hall.

    Obituary:
    Phyllis L. Hall, 86, formerly of Dalton

    Wednesday, September 27 DALTON '97 Phyllis Louise Hall, 86, of 89 Burnt Hickory Road, Cartersville, Ga., a former longtime resident of Dalton, died Monday at home after a long illness.

    Born in Portland, Maine, on Feb. 20, 1920, daughter of Harold and Louise True Tower, she graduated from Abington High School and from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she studied animal husbandry.

    During World War II, she was a milk inspector in Seattle, where her husband, Robert M. Hall, was stationed in the Army. Mr. Hall, a former Berkshire County 4-H Club agent, died in 1995.

    Prior to her marriage, she was a county extension service agent in Concord.

    Primarily a homemaker, she worked for a time as an undercover investigator for Pinkerton's, as a substitute teacher, as a teacher of English as a foreign language during the years she and her family lived in Taiwan and, in the years preceding her move to Georgia, as a part-time assistant in a garden shop.

    Agriculture and horticulture were interests throughout her lifetime.

    She leaves two sons, Kenneth L. Hall of Peru and Norman L. Hall of Seeley Lake, Mont.; three daughters, S. Jeanne Hall of New York, Bettilou Hall Shieh of Wayne, Pa., and Deborah Hall of Taylorsville, Ga.; two brothers, W. Oren Tower of Rutland, Vt., and True Tower of East Bridgewater; and five grandchildren.

    FUNERAL NOTICE '97 A private memorial service will be held for Phyllis Louise Tower Hall who died Sept. 25, 2006. Memorial gifts may be made to the Euharlee Presbyterian Church of Cartersville, Ga., or to any organization serving the poor, the homeless or the handicapped. She also leaves a daughter-in-law, Lana Hall (Kenneth); two sons-in-law, Sherwin Kamin (Jeanne) and Wen K. Shieh (Bettilou); a sister-in-law, Jean Tower (True); five grandchildren, Adrian C. Shieh of Lausanne, Switzerland, Ian C. Shieh of Santa Barbara, Calif., Kalynn M. Hall of Dalton, and Katherine M. and Donald P. ("Trace") Thornton III of Taylorsville, Ga.; and many nieces and nephews.

    Obituary:
    Phyllis L. Hall

    CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - Phyllis Louise Tower Hall, 86, died Sept. 25, 2006, at her home, after a long illness.

    She was born Feb. 20, 1920, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Harold and Louise (True) Tower.

    She graduated from Abington (Mass.) High School and from UMass-Amherst, where she studied animal husbandry.

    Prior to her marriage, she worked as a county extension service agent in Concord, Mass. During World War II, she was a milk inspector in Seattle. She was a homemaker and also worked for some time as an undercover investigator for Pinkerton's, a substitute teacher, a teacher of English as a foreign language while living in Taiwan and an assistant in a garden shop.

    Mrs. Hall enjoyed agriculture and horticulture.

    Survivors include five children, Kenneth Hall of Peru, Mass., Norman Hall of Seeley Lake, Mont., S. Jeanne Hall of New York, N.Y., Bettilou Shieh of Wayne, Pa., and Deborah Hall of Taylorsville; two brothers, W. Oren Tower of Rutland, Vt., and True Tower of East Bridgewater, Mass.; five grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

    She was predeceased by her husband, Robert M. Hall, in 1995.

    A private memorial service will be held.

    Family/Spouse: Robert Merrill Hall. Robert (son of Willard Brayton Hall and Stella Gerber) was born on 30 Nov 1919 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; died on 12 Jan 1995 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; was buried after 12 Jan 1995 in Acotes Hill Cemetery, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. K.L. Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. N.L. Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. B. Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. D. Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. S.J. Hall  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  K.L. HallK.L. Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Phyllis1)

    Family/Spouse: L. [--?--]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. K.M. Hall  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 4.  B. HallB. Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Phyllis1)

    Family/Spouse: W.K. Shieh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. A.C. Shieh  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. I.C. Shieh  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 5.  D. HallD. Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Phyllis1)

    Family/Spouse: D.P.". Thornton, Jr.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. D.P.". Thornton, III  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. K.M. Thornton  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 6.  S.J. HallS.J. Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Phyllis1)

    Family/Spouse: S. Kamin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]