Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:16 pm Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Daniel Lewis Hall

Daniel Lewis Hall

October 22, 2012

Daniel Lewis Hall, 92, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Generations of Red Bay.

He was born and raised in Itawamba County, Miss., and was a member of Trinity Assembly of God. He was a former member of the Red Bay City Council and former fire chief for the Red Bay Volunteer Fire Department.

He married Hazel Erlene Russell on July 3, 1940, and they were still together in Generations of Red Bay. Dan was well-known in the community as a car dealer and at the age of 90, he was a familiar figure in Red Bay at his produce market. He enjoyed music and his guitar and was a member of the first FFA String Band at RBHS in 1938. The tradition has continued in his family with a granddaughter who was a FFA String Band member and now a great-granddaughter who is a current FFA String Band member.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, with Bro. David Kelley officiating. Burial will be in Red Bay City Cemetery.

Survivors are his wife of 72 years, Hazel Hall, Red Bay; one daughter, Jane Williams and husband, John, Red Bay; daughter-in-law, Brenda Hall, Red Bay; one sister, Jessie Barker, Ider; four grandchildren, Paul Williams and wife, Jessica, Jennifer Pierce and husband, Richard, Danielle McDonald and husband, Mac, and Rachael Wilson and husband, Matt, and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Will and Lucinda Hall; a son, Jimmy Hall; one brother and six sisters.

Pallbearers will be Harold Entrekin, J.C.Weeks, Joe Pat Williams, Billy Bolton, Grant Jefferies and Richard Pierce.

Visitation will be 12-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Deaton Funeral Home.

Also on Franklin County Times
Russellville to host MLK march on Monday
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship Committee is planning its annual commemoration march, which this year will ...
Career tech programs return to remodeled RHS building
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Students at Russellville High School returned from winter break last week to a newly remodeled and expanded Career Technical Education ...
Dowdy sentence delayed
Main, News, Russellville
By Brady Petree For the FCT 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The sentencing of Brandy Dowdy will have to wait until another day after her defense attorney suffered a “medical emergency.” Dowdy’s s...
MLK march is about ‘keeping the dream alive’
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Rev. B.J. Bonner was 11 years old in the summer of 1963 when the civil rights movement reshaped the South and communities across Al...
FCREA finalizes 2025, looks ahead to 2026
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
January 14, 2026
There are moments in our meetings that stay with you long after the chairs are folded and the dishes are washed. One of those moments came in November...
This year, let’s resolve to be more involved
Columnists, Opinion
January 14, 2026
Stop eating desserts. Go to the gym every day. Read 50 books this year. Learn a language. Start my retirement savings. Every year we make our resoluti...
RHS track looks ahead to state meet
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville High School track athletes have posted multiple top 10 and top 20 section finishes this season, along with podium performa...
Vote of Red Bay budget delayed until February
News, Red Bay
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RED BAY — City councilmembers will vote next month on the 20025–26 fiscal year budget. Mayor Mike Shewbart told the council last week the budget was n...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *