Ellis F. Hall Jr.

Ellis F. Hall Jr. Col. (Ret.) Ellis Franklin Hall Jr., 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. The funeral service will be conducted Monday at 3 p.m. in Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in God's Acre in Salem, in Winston-Salem. Ellis was born in Winston-Salem to Ellis Franklin and Rachel Evans Hall. He received his education in the schools of Winston-Salem; North Georgia College; a BS from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; an MBA from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, and an Honorary Member of the ECU Alumni Association. On Sept. 4, 1948, he was united in marriage with Miss Barbara Alice Ward of Salisbury. He served for 32 years in the United States Army, Medical Service Corps, retiring in April, 1981, at Fort Bragg. He then pursued a career at East Carolina University with The Brody School of Medicine. He then retired from ECU in June, 1992, as Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration, Health Sciences Division. His community involvement included serving as the chair and committee leader for many Michael Jordan Celebrity Golf Tournaments, benefiting the Ronald McDonald Houses of North Carolina. He is survived by his wife with whom he shared 60 years of happy marriage, Barbara W. Hall; daughters, Judith Anne Hall Desper and husband, Steve, of Chapel Hill, Patt Evans Hall Haun and husband, Tom, of Arnold, Md., and Dana Williams Hall Gallagher, of Rome, Ga.; son, Ellis Franklin Hall III and wife, Sherri, of Franklin, Ind.; sister, Mrs. R. W. "Betty Ann" Wilkinson, of Wake Forest; and five grandchildren. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salem Congregation, Provincial Treasurer, 459 South Church St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com.