Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-11-01
Death of George p. Hall

/ hS AAoiip III years W age
died suddenly last Sunday morning
at o'clock, at his home near Mort
Tazewell. The burial took place OF
Monday afternoon, in the family
Gem otcry, near his late residence
conducted by his pastor. Rev. S. o.
Hall, of the Presbyterian church.
Not less than three hundred people
were present to bear testimony to the
esteem in which he was held. The
pallbearers we're: Messrs Myers,
w. 7. Gillespie, w. w. Peery, C.
P. Beavers. VIM. Britts, A. G.
Kiser. M. Williams, w. l.. Baker,
Jack Whitley, II. p. Britain, Wade
II. Peery and X. d. r. Harman. The
burial ceremonies were in charge of
undertaken, w. Ed. Peery.
The floral tributes were profuse
and beautiful. The entire funeral and
burial is SAID to have been the most
elboarate and costly ever seen here.
Deceased leaves widow and one
daughter, a father, two brothers and
one sister to mourn his death.
The entire community was greatly
shocked when the almost Incredible
news was heard that Geo. Hall was
dead. That he had been in poor health
for some months was known only to
his family and few intimate friends.
His physicians had warned him
months ago, that his heart was
seriously effected. and that he should
exercise great care of his health. He
was about his usual business on Sat
-urday. Sometime during the early
hours of Sunday morning he was
seized with fit of coughing. DIR. p.
ID. Johnston was summoned at once,
but when he arrived the end had come.
Deceased came to Tazewell county
with his fathers family from Burke 8
Garden when quite young The family
moved to Burke's Garden from
Pulaski county. He commenced his
successful business career as a car
penter with his father, Il. X. Hall,
who was a contractor and builder.
He soon established a planning mill
at North Tazewell, on a small scale,
and prospered from the start. His
business ability and industry soon
won for him high place in the bust
ness world At the time of his death,
at the age of forty-four years, he had
amassed property estimated at not
less than $125, ,0O0.. Besides the
large lumber business at North Taze-
we'll, of which he was principal
owner, he held stock in the Tazewell
Street Railway Company, of which he
was President; also in several large
coal companies, and in mercantile
company in West Virginia, besides
other properties. including a SPLENDID
residence near North Tazewell. His
business career of little more than
twenty years, considering his environ
ments, was almost phenomenal. He
died one of the most successful, and
highly respected business citizens of
the community. His life is an ex-
apmle and should be an inspiration to
the young mon of this generation. So
useful a citizen, so indulgent and
kind father, husband, brother and
son, will be sorely missed. His aged
father. his disconsolate wife and
young daughter have the sympathy of
the entire community.
In this connection mention should
be made also of the successful career
of the two brothers in this Halls
family, both of whom are successful
physicians-Dr. w. 1. Hall, of North
Tazewell and DR.. Connor Hall, of
West Virginia. Perhaps no family
have done better-few have done so
we'll.
Upon the head of the aged father
fierce storm and hail and sleet have
beaten with unmerciful and pitiless
violence these years, but there is
compensation. He has lived, and
given to the world more than the
world has given him. He has had and
has now, strong supports to lean upon
as the sun goes down.