W. Wayne Hall

W. Wayne Hall, 90, of Cole Camp, passed away on March 29, 2023, at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center. Wayne was born Wibert Wayne Hall in Buckner, Missouri, to Earl and Maryanna (Perrin) Hall on December 3, 1932. He graduated in 1950 from Higginsville High School, Higginsville, Missouri. He served in the US Air Force from 1953-1956 during the Korean War as a Radio Repairman on B-47s and C-97s. Upon his honorable discharge from the military, he attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1962 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He worked as an auditor for the InternalRevenue Service in Kansas City and Sedalia for 9 years. In 1973, he purchased the 52 Dari Bar in ColeCamp which he owned and ran until the late 1970s. He then worked as the Comptroller for the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company in Sedalia until 1981. Through the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, he was the owner of Wayne Hall Accounting and Tax in Sedalia and Cole Camp. In retirement, you could find him having coffee and playing cards at the Classic Grill, working on the St. Paul’s float counting papers and cutting wires, or having lunch at the Senior Center. Wayne married the love of his life, Nancy L. (McLelland) Hall, on January 21, 1967. They only dated for 6 weeks when he proposed and they were married a month later. They were married for 40 years until 2007 when Nancy suddenly passed away. They were partners in every way, in business, in life, and their love of travelling. They were blessed by two children, Stephanie and Damon. Wayne was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Cole Camp. He was a member of the American Legion. Wayne and Nancy both served as Benton County Democratic Committee members serving the Williams township. He served as a member of the United Lutheran Church Council prior to joining St. Paul’s. Wayne is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Maryanna Hall, his wife, Nancy, three brothers, Donald, Thomas, and James Hall, and nephews, Jonathan Hall, Leslie Miller and Richard Miller. He is survived by his daughter, Stephanie (Gary) Wynn, of Tampa, Florida, his son, Damon Hall, of Cole Camp, his granddaughter, Cyndell (Claye) Sherrill, of Springdale, Arkansas, one sister, Ann (Cliff) Ragsdale, of Kearney, two brothers, Garland (Susan) Hall, of Bentonville, Arkansas, and Warren (Linda) Hall, of El Dorado Springs, and five honorary great-godchildren, AJ and Kirsten Diaz and Annabel, Aiden and Hayden Cluck, all of Sherwood, Arkansas, as well as many nieces, nephews and other loved ones. Visitation will be held at the Stewart-Hoefer Funeral Home in Higginsville from 6 – 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, 2023. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. at the Higginsville City Cemetery on Monday, April 3, 2023. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cole Camp at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, PO Box 250, Cole Camp, MO 65325 or Seniors of North Benton County, PO Box 87, Cole Camp, MO 65325

W. Wayne Hall

December 3, 1932 - March 29, 2023