A funeral service for Edward Hall, Sr., 84, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Galilee Baptist Church in Marshall. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Gardens Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2024, at Downs Funeral Home.

Edward Hall, Sr. was born on September 26, 1939 to Thomas Hall and Catherine Clough in Marshall, Texas.

Edward accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of the Galilee Baptist Church in Marshall, Texas. He attended Marshall Public schools and graduated from Pemberton High School.  He worked as a forklift operator at Thiokol Ammunition plant and Alcoa Aluminum before his retirement.  In 1963, he met the love of his life, Ouida, to whom he was married for 61 years.

Edward departed this life on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. He was preceded in death by his mother, Catherine Hunt; his father, Thomas Hall; his son, Ronald Wayne Hall; his sister, Verna Taylor; and a special son-in-law, Cornelius Foley, Jr.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his loving wife, Ouida Hall; his son, Edward (Jennifer) Hall, Jr. of Carrolton, TX; his daughters, Linda J. Hall Foley of McKinney, TX  and Anita M. Hall of Marshall, TX; two grandsons, Edward (Aidanni) Hall, III of Lewisville, TX and Rondrick Hall of Colorado Springs, CO;  two granddaughters, Fallon Hall and Saylor Hall of Carrollton, TX;  a brother, Albert Mobberly of  Los Angeles, CA;  a godson, Thomas McCastle (Kendra) of Pine Bluff, AR; and a host of other relatives and friends.