Willie Ralph Hall

Mr. Willie Ralph Hall, 82, of Blytheville, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Longview, Miss., to Clarence and Minnie Betts Hall, he was retired from the Randall Company and was a member of North 10th Street Baptist Church.

Mr. Hall lived in Blytheville most of his life. He was very outgoing, humorous, liked pulling jokes on people and loved to reminisce about the past. He also enjoyed Sunday drives, going to junk stores, hunting, and fishing and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Ed Hall.

He leaves his wife, Dorothy Odum Hall, of the home;

His children, Teresa Williamson of Ackerman of Mississippi, Charles Hall and his wife, Sherry, of Sturgis, Miss., Randall Hall and his wife, Nancy, of Gosnell; and

His grandchildren, Brittany Bramme and her husband, Robbie, Allison Hall, Hillary Hall, Robert Williamson, Samuel Williamson, Jessie Hall, Keri McDaniel, and Steven Victory.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Craig Springs Cemetery, south of Starkville, Miss., with the Rev. Brian Wells and Billy Holifield officiating.

Condolences may be emailed to cobbfuneralhome@sbcglobal.net.