Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
Name: Virgil W. Wall
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Oct 1906
Event Place: , Lamar, Texas, United States
Spouse's Name: Alice Whitten
Reference ID: p 470 cn 1374
GS Film Number: 001293682
Digital Folder Number: 005017001
Image Number: 00440
Citing this Record: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX9T-Q5Z : 22 December 2016), Virgil W. Wall and Alice Whitten, 01 Oct 1906; citing , Lamar, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,293,682.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Hunt, Texas
Certificate Number: 15588
Citing this Record: "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZDB-7MY : 24 May 2014), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 15588, Hunt, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
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Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 09 Jul 1885
Birthplace: , Texas
Father's Name: A S Wall
Mother's Name: Jennie Carter
Certificate Number: 15588
GS Film number: 2116862
Digital Folder Number: 005145545
Image Number: 01133
Citing this Record: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HJ-2X5 : 13 March 2018), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; citing certificate number 15588, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,862.
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Greenville (Texas) Evening Banner, Tue, 17 Mar 1936, page 1, Virgil Wall, Café Operator of Long Standing, Expires, VETERAN RESTAURANT MAN DIES AT FAMILY HOME AFTER SIEGE.
Virgil Wall, 50, prominent Greenville business man and one of the best known citizens in this part of the state, died this afternoon at 12:20 o’clock at the family home on King-st. Death followed an illness of thirteen months duration. He had been in critical condition for several days.
Services Wednesday.
Final rites will be observed at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Services will be conducted at the Neer and LyBrand chapel, with Dr. C.B. Jackson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
A resident of Greenville for seventeen years and prominently connected with business circles here, Mr. Wall was known to hundreds who will be saddened because of his death. He had been in the [See WALL on Page 4.] [Wall CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE] café business in Greenville practically all of the time since he moved here from Paris on January 1, 1919 and had long been recognized tors in this section of the state. His tors in this section of the state. iHs (sic) café was known by citizens not only throughout Texas but in other states and was exceedingly popular.
Mr. Wall, a native of Texas, was born on July 9, 1885 at Bowie and when he was a child he moved to Mississippi. When he was thirteen or fourteen years of age he moved back to Texas and settled at Paris where he resided until he came to this city. For a number of years Mr. Wall and his wife operated a leading café in Paris and became engaged in that business when they moved to Greenville.
Although Mr. Wall had been in ill health a number of months he bore his sufferings with bravery and endeavored to do everything possible to keep his family from worrying over this condition. Only recently he left his sick room for a drive, but several days ago he started sinking and his condition gradually grew worse until his death.
Mr. Wall was a remarkable character, beloved by hundreds of friends who admired him for his many splendid traits. He always met his friends with a hearty handshake and a cheery word and was ever ready to be of assistance to them. He was charitable to a greater degree than was generally known and often aided some distressed person along life’s highway without it being known to many.
Fed Many Hungry.
During this career in the café business Mr. Wall fed thousands of hungry and he never turned down a plea for food from a worthy person. He was charitable in other ways often contributing financially to those needing help, and he found great satisfaction in the knowledge that he was able to be of assistance to suffering mankind. The good that Mr. Wall accomplished will forever live after him as a monument to his life.
For years Mr. Wall had been a member of the Methodist church and at the time of his death his membership rested in the church at Paris. He was a strong believer in the teachings of Christianity and endeavored to practice these teachings in his every day life.
Surviving Mr. Wall are his wife, formerly Miss Alma Whitten whom he married in Paris on October 1, 1906, and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city. He is also survived by two brothers, Mason Wall of Paris and Ed Wall of Greenville, one sister, Mrs. W.M. Mooney of Cumby, and five half-sisters, Mrs. Maggie Fox, Bryan; Mrs. Bonnie Bell Henderson, Clarksville; Miss Beaulah Wall, Tyler; Mrs. Fannie Ellis, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lasey Smallwood, Dallas.
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Greenville (Texas) Messenger, Thu, 19 Mar 1936, page 4, VIRGIL WALL DIED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Virgil Wall, 50, restaurant man, proprietor of Walls Café, died early after noon Tuesday following an illness of more than a year.
Mr. Wall, with his family, came to Greenville from Paris 17 years ago. They conducted a restaurant at Paris before coming to Greenville and had been engaged in the restaurant business here since coming to this city.
A native Texan born in Bowie County and most of his life spent in Paris before coming to Greenville.
He was a member of the Methodist Church at Paris and had never moved his membership from the Church there.
He is survived by his wife and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city.
He is survived by two brothers and one sister: Ed Wall of Greenville; Manson Wall, Paris and Mrs. W.M. Maroney, of Cumby.
Name: Virgil W. Wall
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Oct 1906
Event Place: , Lamar, Texas, United States
Spouse's Name: Alice Whitten
Reference ID: p 470 cn 1374
GS Film Number: 001293682
Digital Folder Number: 005017001
Image Number: 00440
Citing this Record: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX9T-Q5Z : 22 December 2016), Virgil W. Wall and Alice Whitten, 01 Oct 1906; citing , Lamar, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,293,682.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Hunt, Texas
Certificate Number: 15588
Citing this Record: "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZDB-7MY : 24 May 2014), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 15588, Hunt, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
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Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 09 Jul 1885
Birthplace: , Texas
Father's Name: A S Wall
Mother's Name: Jennie Carter
Certificate Number: 15588
GS Film number: 2116862
Digital Folder Number: 005145545
Image Number: 01133
Citing this Record: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HJ-2X5 : 13 March 2018), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; citing certificate number 15588, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,862.
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Greenville (Texas) Evening Banner, Tue, 17 Mar 1936, page 1, Virgil Wall, Café Operator of Long Standing, Expires, VETERAN RESTAURANT MAN DIES AT FAMILY HOME AFTER SIEGE.
Virgil Wall, 50, prominent Greenville business man and one of the best known citizens in this part of the state, died this afternoon at 12:20 o’clock at the family home on King-st. Death followed an illness of thirteen months duration. He had been in critical condition for several days.
Services Wednesday.
Final rites will be observed at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Services will be conducted at the Neer and LyBrand chapel, with Dr. C.B. Jackson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
A resident of Greenville for seventeen years and prominently connected with business circles here, Mr. Wall was known to hundreds who will be saddened because of his death. He had been in the [See WALL on Page 4.] [Wall CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE] café business in Greenville practically all of the time since he moved here from Paris on January 1, 1919 and had long been recognized tors in this section of the state. His tors in this section of the state. iHs (sic) café was known by citizens not only throughout Texas but in other states and was exceedingly popular.
Mr. Wall, a native of Texas, was born on July 9, 1885 at Bowie and when he was a child he moved to Mississippi. When he was thirteen or fourteen years of age he moved back to Texas and settled at Paris where he resided until he came to this city. For a number of years Mr. Wall and his wife operated a leading café in Paris and became engaged in that business when they moved to Greenville.
Although Mr. Wall had been in ill health a number of months he bore his sufferings with bravery and endeavored to do everything possible to keep his family from worrying over this condition. Only recently he left his sick room for a drive, but several days ago he started sinking and his condition gradually grew worse until his death.
Mr. Wall was a remarkable character, beloved by hundreds of friends who admired him for his many splendid traits. He always met his friends with a hearty handshake and a cheery word and was ever ready to be of assistance to them. He was charitable to a greater degree than was generally known and often aided some distressed person along life’s highway without it being known to many.
Fed Many Hungry.
During this career in the café business Mr. Wall fed thousands of hungry and he never turned down a plea for food from a worthy person. He was charitable in other ways often contributing financially to those needing help, and he found great satisfaction in the knowledge that he was able to be of assistance to suffering mankind. The good that Mr. Wall accomplished will forever live after him as a monument to his life.
For years Mr. Wall had been a member of the Methodist church and at the time of his death his membership rested in the church at Paris. He was a strong believer in the teachings of Christianity and endeavored to practice these teachings in his every day life.
Surviving Mr. Wall are his wife, formerly Miss Alma Whitten whom he married in Paris on October 1, 1906, and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city. He is also survived by two brothers, Mason Wall of Paris and Ed Wall of Greenville, one sister, Mrs. W.M. Mooney of Cumby, and five half-sisters, Mrs. Maggie Fox, Bryan; Mrs. Bonnie Bell Henderson, Clarksville; Miss Beaulah Wall, Tyler; Mrs. Fannie Ellis, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lasey Smallwood, Dallas.
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Greenville (Texas) Messenger, Thu, 19 Mar 1936, page 4, VIRGIL WALL DIED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Virgil Wall, 50, restaurant man, proprietor of Walls Café, died early after noon Tuesday following an illness of more than a year.
Mr. Wall, with his family, came to Greenville from Paris 17 years ago. They conducted a restaurant at Paris before coming to Greenville and had been engaged in the restaurant business here since coming to this city.
A native Texan born in Bowie County and most of his life spent in Paris before coming to Greenville.
He was a member of the Methodist Church at Paris and had never moved his membership from the Church there.
He is survived by his wife and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city.
He is survived by two brothers and one sister: Ed Wall of Greenville; Manson Wall, Paris and Mrs. W.M. Maroney, of Cumby.
Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
Name: Virgil W. Wall
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Oct 1906
Event Place: , Lamar, Texas, United States
Spouse's Name: Alice Whitten
Reference ID: p 470 cn 1374
GS Film Number: 001293682
Digital Folder Number: 005017001
Image Number: 00440
Citing this Record: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX9T-Q5Z : 22 December 2016), Virgil W. Wall and Alice Whitten, 01 Oct 1906; citing , Lamar, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,293,682.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Hunt, Texas
Certificate Number: 15588
Citing this Record: "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZDB-7MY : 24 May 2014), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 15588, Hunt, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
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Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 09 Jul 1885
Birthplace: , Texas
Father's Name: A S Wall
Mother's Name: Jennie Carter
Certificate Number: 15588
GS Film number: 2116862
Digital Folder Number: 005145545
Image Number: 01133
Citing this Record: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HJ-2X5 : 13 March 2018), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; citing certificate number 15588, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,862.
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Greenville (Texas) Evening Banner, Tue, 17 Mar 1936, page 1, Virgil Wall, Café Operator of Long Standing, Expires, VETERAN RESTAURANT MAN DIES AT FAMILY HOME AFTER SIEGE.
Virgil Wall, 50, prominent Greenville business man and one of the best known citizens in this part of the state, died this afternoon at 12:20 o’clock at the family home on King-st. Death followed an illness of thirteen months duration. He had been in critical condition for several days.
Services Wednesday.
Final rites will be observed at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Services will be conducted at the Neer and LyBrand chapel, with Dr. C.B. Jackson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
A resident of Greenville for seventeen years and prominently connected with business circles here, Mr. Wall was known to hundreds who will be saddened because of his death. He had been in the [See WALL on Page 4.] [Wall CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE] café business in Greenville practically all of the time since he moved here from Paris on January 1, 1919 and had long been recognized tors in this section of the state. His tors in this section of the state. iHs (sic) café was known by citizens not only throughout Texas but in other states and was exceedingly popular.
Mr. Wall, a native of Texas, was born on July 9, 1885 at Bowie and when he was a child he moved to Mississippi. When he was thirteen or fourteen years of age he moved back to Texas and settled at Paris where he resided until he came to this city. For a number of years Mr. Wall and his wife operated a leading café in Paris and became engaged in that business when they moved to Greenville.
Although Mr. Wall had been in ill health a number of months he bore his sufferings with bravery and endeavored to do everything possible to keep his family from worrying over this condition. Only recently he left his sick room for a drive, but several days ago he started sinking and his condition gradually grew worse until his death.
Mr. Wall was a remarkable character, beloved by hundreds of friends who admired him for his many splendid traits. He always met his friends with a hearty handshake and a cheery word and was ever ready to be of assistance to them. He was charitable to a greater degree than was generally known and often aided some distressed person along life’s highway without it being known to many.
Fed Many Hungry.
During this career in the café business Mr. Wall fed thousands of hungry and he never turned down a plea for food from a worthy person. He was charitable in other ways often contributing financially to those needing help, and he found great satisfaction in the knowledge that he was able to be of assistance to suffering mankind. The good that Mr. Wall accomplished will forever live after him as a monument to his life.
For years Mr. Wall had been a member of the Methodist church and at the time of his death his membership rested in the church at Paris. He was a strong believer in the teachings of Christianity and endeavored to practice these teachings in his every day life.
Surviving Mr. Wall are his wife, formerly Miss Alma Whitten whom he married in Paris on October 1, 1906, and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city. He is also survived by two brothers, Mason Wall of Paris and Ed Wall of Greenville, one sister, Mrs. W.M. Mooney of Cumby, and five half-sisters, Mrs. Maggie Fox, Bryan; Mrs. Bonnie Bell Henderson, Clarksville; Miss Beaulah Wall, Tyler; Mrs. Fannie Ellis, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lasey Smallwood, Dallas.
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Greenville (Texas) Messenger, Thu, 19 Mar 1936, page 4, VIRGIL WALL DIED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Virgil Wall, 50, restaurant man, proprietor of Walls Café, died early after noon Tuesday following an illness of more than a year.
Mr. Wall, with his family, came to Greenville from Paris 17 years ago. They conducted a restaurant at Paris before coming to Greenville and had been engaged in the restaurant business here since coming to this city.
A native Texan born in Bowie County and most of his life spent in Paris before coming to Greenville.
He was a member of the Methodist Church at Paris and had never moved his membership from the Church there.
He is survived by his wife and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city.
He is survived by two brothers and one sister: Ed Wall of Greenville; Manson Wall, Paris and Mrs. W.M. Maroney, of Cumby.
Name: Virgil W. Wall
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Oct 1906
Event Place: , Lamar, Texas, United States
Spouse's Name: Alice Whitten
Reference ID: p 470 cn 1374
GS Film Number: 001293682
Digital Folder Number: 005017001
Image Number: 00440
Citing this Record: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX9T-Q5Z : 22 December 2016), Virgil W. Wall and Alice Whitten, 01 Oct 1906; citing , Lamar, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,293,682.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Hunt, Texas
Certificate Number: 15588
Citing this Record: "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZDB-7MY : 24 May 2014), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 15588, Hunt, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
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Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Virgil Whitworth Wall
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
Event Place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 09 Jul 1885
Birthplace: , Texas
Father's Name: A S Wall
Mother's Name: Jennie Carter
Certificate Number: 15588
GS Film number: 2116862
Digital Folder Number: 005145545
Image Number: 01133
Citing this Record: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HJ-2X5 : 13 March 2018), Virgil Whitworth Wall, 17 Mar 1936; citing certificate number 15588, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,862.
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Greenville (Texas) Evening Banner, Tue, 17 Mar 1936, page 1, Virgil Wall, Café Operator of Long Standing, Expires, VETERAN RESTAURANT MAN DIES AT FAMILY HOME AFTER SIEGE.
Virgil Wall, 50, prominent Greenville business man and one of the best known citizens in this part of the state, died this afternoon at 12:20 o’clock at the family home on King-st. Death followed an illness of thirteen months duration. He had been in critical condition for several days.
Services Wednesday.
Final rites will be observed at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Services will be conducted at the Neer and LyBrand chapel, with Dr. C.B. Jackson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
A resident of Greenville for seventeen years and prominently connected with business circles here, Mr. Wall was known to hundreds who will be saddened because of his death. He had been in the [See WALL on Page 4.] [Wall CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE] café business in Greenville practically all of the time since he moved here from Paris on January 1, 1919 and had long been recognized tors in this section of the state. His tors in this section of the state. iHs (sic) café was known by citizens not only throughout Texas but in other states and was exceedingly popular.
Mr. Wall, a native of Texas, was born on July 9, 1885 at Bowie and when he was a child he moved to Mississippi. When he was thirteen or fourteen years of age he moved back to Texas and settled at Paris where he resided until he came to this city. For a number of years Mr. Wall and his wife operated a leading café in Paris and became engaged in that business when they moved to Greenville.
Although Mr. Wall had been in ill health a number of months he bore his sufferings with bravery and endeavored to do everything possible to keep his family from worrying over this condition. Only recently he left his sick room for a drive, but several days ago he started sinking and his condition gradually grew worse until his death.
Mr. Wall was a remarkable character, beloved by hundreds of friends who admired him for his many splendid traits. He always met his friends with a hearty handshake and a cheery word and was ever ready to be of assistance to them. He was charitable to a greater degree than was generally known and often aided some distressed person along life’s highway without it being known to many.
Fed Many Hungry.
During this career in the café business Mr. Wall fed thousands of hungry and he never turned down a plea for food from a worthy person. He was charitable in other ways often contributing financially to those needing help, and he found great satisfaction in the knowledge that he was able to be of assistance to suffering mankind. The good that Mr. Wall accomplished will forever live after him as a monument to his life.
For years Mr. Wall had been a member of the Methodist church and at the time of his death his membership rested in the church at Paris. He was a strong believer in the teachings of Christianity and endeavored to practice these teachings in his every day life.
Surviving Mr. Wall are his wife, formerly Miss Alma Whitten whom he married in Paris on October 1, 1906, and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city. He is also survived by two brothers, Mason Wall of Paris and Ed Wall of Greenville, one sister, Mrs. W.M. Mooney of Cumby, and five half-sisters, Mrs. Maggie Fox, Bryan; Mrs. Bonnie Bell Henderson, Clarksville; Miss Beaulah Wall, Tyler; Mrs. Fannie Ellis, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lasey Smallwood, Dallas.
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Greenville (Texas) Messenger, Thu, 19 Mar 1936, page 4, VIRGIL WALL DIED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Virgil Wall, 50, restaurant man, proprietor of Walls Café, died early after noon Tuesday following an illness of more than a year.
Mr. Wall, with his family, came to Greenville from Paris 17 years ago. They conducted a restaurant at Paris before coming to Greenville and had been engaged in the restaurant business here since coming to this city.
A native Texan born in Bowie County and most of his life spent in Paris before coming to Greenville.
He was a member of the Methodist Church at Paris and had never moved his membership from the Church there.
He is survived by his wife and one son, Wondo Wall, both of this city.
He is survived by two brothers and one sister: Ed Wall of Greenville; Manson Wall, Paris and Mrs. W.M. Maroney, of Cumby.
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