Clayton Leon Hall

Clayton Leon Hall, 89, a resident of Lake Kiowa, Texas, passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of October 14, 2025. As his aging body began to fail, the Lord wrapped His loving arms around him, calling him to his eternal home in heaven.
Leon, his preferred name, was born in Foss, Oklahoma, on December 27, 1935, to Clayton and Enid Hall. He graduated from Elk City High School in 1954, where he met his future wife, Wanda Lucille Moorhead.
He loved to tell the story of their engagement: during a movie in downtown Elk City, he quietly slipped out to the adjacent jewelry store to buy a ring, proposing to Wanda right there in the theater. He never remembered the movie-more important thoughts, he supposed, were on his mind. They were married on June 13, 1954. He began his career working with his father-in-law for the City of Elk City, where he performed extensive work in the Fairlawn Cemetery, his final resting place.
A Career with J.I. Case Company
In 1955, Leon and Wanda moved to Hayward, California, in the Bay Area, for Leon to begin his remarkable 47-year career with J.I. Case Company, joining his father who was already employed there. Rising through the ranks to management positions, he relocated to San Leandro, California, as warehouse manager when Case Company opened a Parts Depot there. All three of his sons-Phillip, Mark, and John-were born while the family resided in California.
In the spring of 1971, he moved the family to Bristol, Wisconsin, where they purchased a retired dairy farm, and he became the regional parts manager for Case Company in Racine. After five years of forming lifelong friendships and memories, the family relocated to Canyon, Texas, in March 1976. It was a dramatic change from the snowy weather of Wisconsin to the hot, dry summers of the Texas Panhandle. There, Leon managed the Case Tractor Store in Happy, Texas (an actual town, just down the road from Canyon). He later took a final position as parts manager at the Amarillo Case Tractor store, concluding his dedicated 47 years with Case Company.
A Life of Stories and Family
Anyone who met Leon knew he was a natural storyteller, and most could recall a memory he shared. His favorite stories ranged from his high school football and track days to the years he spent raising and showing Belgian horses. Most importantly, he cherished his time with family. One recurring story was how he and his three work buddies at the San Leandro Parts Depot managed to play three full games of cribbage during their thirty-minute lunch break, moving those pegs around the board at a rapid pace.
Leon is survived by his three sons: Phillip Hall and wife Stacie of Lake Kiowa, TX; Mark K. Hall of Dallas, TX; and John Hall and wife Que of Arlington, TX. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Elizabeth Johnston and husband Matthew Johnston, Christy Town and husband Charles, Jacob Hall and wife Ashleigh, and Savanna Hall. His great-grandchildren are Adelaide Johnston, Oliver Johnston, Archer Johnston, and Ryleigh Hall.
If you were ever leaving his home, you could expect one of his favorite sayings: "Like Granny used to say, 'I knew when you came you would have to leave.'" This is the way of life; when we begin our walk on this earth, we know someday we will have to leave. Leon is now in the heavenly, loving arms of our Lord, where he will never have to say goodbye again.
Funeral Services will be held, Friday October 17, 2025, at the Martin-Dugger Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Russell Duck officiating. Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Oklahoma. Services have been entrusted to the care of Richard and Tammy Dugger and the staff of Martin-Dugger Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Memorials can be made to the Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief fund in care of Martin-Dugger Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.O. Box 707 Elk City, Oklahoma 73648.
We invite you to leave a message of condolence, expression of sympathy or perhaps share a memory of Leon at www.martin-duggerfuneralhome.com.
The family would like to invite all that cannot attend to watch the service live on Martin-Dugger Funeral Home and Cremation Services web-site.