William E. Wall

William Edward Wall, 90, of Colonial Heights, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2008.

He was born in Manchester, Ky., the son of the late John Bates Wall (Pottertown, Ky.) and Evelyn Pace Wall (Little Bull Skin, Ky.). Mr. Wall was educated in the state of Kentucky and received his law degree from the University of Kentucky. He was a lawyer and circuit judge in Harlan County, Ky. Mr. Wall was a "professional soldier," and served his country in World War II in the Pacific and had two tours in Korea. He was a 28-year veteran of U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps and a retired lieutenant colonel and a distinguished member of The Regiment. Mr. Wall was also very active in the USO, the Prince George Lions Club, the Quartermaster Museum and was very active with integration in the Tri-City area in the 1960s.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Frances Wall; a daughter, Nancy Wall Burres and husband, Lester Clayton Burres III; a son, William John Wall and his wife, Carolyn Albert Wall; three grandsons, Lester Clayton Burres IV and his wife, Erin Holubeck Burres, Brian Albert Wall and his wife, Angela Wilson Wall, and Eric Bates Wall and his wife, Julia Flynn Wall; great-grandchildren, Keegan Bates Wall, Rieley Page Wall, Bailey Madison Wall, Braxton Lee Wall and one more due in April 2009. He was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Howe, and nephews, Dr. John Howe and William Howe, all of Knoxville, Tenn.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Sunday evening at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home with interment to follow in Southlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Army Quartermaster Foundation, P.O. Box A, Fort Lee, VA 23801, or at www.qmfound.com/contrib.htm. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.