Phyllis Louise Tower

Female 1920 - 2006  (86 years)


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  • Name Phyllis Louise Tower 
    Born 20 Feb 1920  Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Group Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015 
    • Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
    Died 25 Sep 2006  Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary 26 Sep 2006  Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Daily Tribune News 
    • 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 27 Sep 2006  Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Berkshire Eagle 
    • 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 4 Oct 2006  Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Rutland Herald 
    • 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.
    Person ID I12855  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 25 May 2018 

    Family Robert Merrill Hall,   b. 30 Nov 1919, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1995, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. K.L. Hall
     2. N.L. Hall
     3. B. Hall
     4. D. Hall
     5. S.J. Hall
    Last Modified 25 May 2018 
    Family ID F6107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Feb 1920 - Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Sep 2006 - Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
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