May God bless you and your...
i never met him personally but i heard from a lot of family how great of a person he was! rest in peace uncle hal!
Lily Shinneman
January 19, 2026 | Family


Hal Ketchum was a country music star known for the song "Small Town Saturday Night." For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
i never met him personally but i heard from a lot of family how great of a person he was! rest in peace uncle hal!
Lily Shinneman
January 19, 2026 | Family
Growing up, my mom loved Hal. My childhood memory is painted with his songs on tape or CD, as they were in heavy rotation when she was driving. These two things became linked in me forever.
My mom passed last year. I found a lot of correspondence between her and the fan club in the 90s. My aunt and my mom went to a Hal concert and she spoke with Hal. She said that his music helped put me to sleep and through this, she got a new cassette of Every Little Word. I’ve since found an...
James
January 10, 2026
Reat in peace grande trubadour. Thank you for being the songs of our youth and the solace in our old age.
Chris Kent
December 13, 2025 | Friend
Hal giave me hiis autograph in 1995 after one of his concerts at the fair in Gray TN .He was a very nice person .I loved his music .zMy favorite song was I KNOW WHERE LOVE LIVES
Louise Chase
October 05, 2025 | Other
Great songwriter. Gone too soon
Rob Carter
September 25, 2025
One of the best voices in the business, sadly missed!
Clint Edwards
July 11, 2025 | Johnson City, TN | Acquaintance
Still thinking about you. Loved your music. I still do.
Lew Singer
June 30, 2025 | Boynton Beach, FL | Friend
I saw Hal in concert just once,but it was one of the best I have ever been to. He was a fantastic Singer/ Songwriter,and left us with so many great songs. He will be missed.
REST IN PEACE,HAL.
Greg Westermeier
April 03, 2025 | Boise, ID | Friend
I love his music great voice I stll listen to his music
Becky Rannigan
March 29, 2025 | Mansfield, OH | Student