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Joseph Bird Hall

1930 - 2024

Joseph Bird Hall obituary, 1930-2024, Kansas City, MO

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Joseph Hall Obituary

Joseph Bird Hall

April 1, 1930 - September 24, 2024

Kansas City, Missouri - Joseph Bird Hall, 94, of Kansas City, passed away on September 24, 2024 at Claridge Court Skilled Nursing Center in Prairie Village. Born on April 1, 1930, to Porter Thomas Hall and Josephine Bird Hall. Joe was a devoted husband to the late Dorothy Coulter Hall and father to Jocelyn Hall Shelton (Mark) of Fairway, Kansas and Hillary Hall Goldberg (Steven) of Orange, Virginia.

Joe is also survived by grandchildren, Hillary Bascom Wolbach (Hunter), Hunt Bascom (Kathryn), Hunter Leake (Danielle), Giles Leake (Lauren) and Caroline Leake Rykowski (Jake), eight great-grandchildren and long-time friend, Helen Lea.

Joe was known for his passion for running rivers and his steadfast love of the Boston Red Sox. He was a former member of The Kansas City Country Club, the River Club and the Kansas City Club. A graduate of Pembroke Hill School and Northwestern University, he will be remembered for his devotion to family, dogs and Psi Upsilon, his college fraternity.

Following a private burial at Union Cemetery, a celebration of Joe's life for friends of the family will be held on Tuesday, October 1 at 4 p.m. at The Kansas City Country Club. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Wayside Waifs https://waysidewaifs.org/ or The Pembroke Hill School https://www.pembrokehill.org/

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Kansas City Star from Sep. 27 to Sep. 29, 2024.

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Joe Castiglione

October 1, 2024

Our hearts go out to Jocelyn , Hillary and family. Joe was a dear fiend and wonderful host for 40 years every time the RedSox came to Kansas City. He was the Red Sox most loyal fan and a true gentleman.

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Anne Russ

September 28, 2024

Jocelyn and family, I´m so sorry to hear about Joe. What a lovely, smart, funny, gentle man he was. Thinking of all of you.

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