Obituary: History buff loved antiques
By Robert D. Dávila - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, April 28, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B6
Camille I. Hall was a naturally curious woman with a knack for finding treasures from the past.
She spent hours at antique shops and flea markets, developing a keen eye for valuable items. She traced her family's history, traveling to the South to search through records and look up distant relatives.
"She found a long-lost cousin," said her daughter, Connie Martin. "They became friends and continued to write to each other for many years."
Mrs. Hall, a longtime Sacramento resident who worked at The Bee and Channel 13 (KOVR), died Monday of heart failure, Martin said. She was 71.
Although heart problems forced her to quit working in the mid-1970s, Mrs. Hall found a new vocation when a friend opened an antique store. She volunteered at the shop and became an expert on appraising period furnishings and collectibles. She shared her passion with her adult daughter and son, who sold antiques at a booth near art galleries on Del Paso Boulevard.
"She would look at something and say, 'I wonder what the history of this is and where it's been,' " Martin said. "She was always kind of a history buff."
She also researched her family tree on trips to Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Georgia. Her interest in genealogy stemmed from the death of her father before she was 7 years old, a loss that left her wondering about her roots, Martin said.
Camille Myers was born in 1935 in Reno, the youngest of seven surviving children of a horse trader and housewife. The family moved to Sacramento, where she graduated from McClatchy High School and went to work as a Pacific Bell phone operator.
She married Ron Hall in 1954 and raised two children, including a son, Vince Hall, who died in 2002. The couple divorced after 10 years but remained lifelong friends, their daughter said.
She joined The Bee as assistant to the circulation manager before transferring to Channel 13, which was then owned by the newspaper. She was an assistant to the promotions manager and worked with network officials to promote programs for local viewers, Martin said.
Mrs. Hall was an effervescent woman with a sense of humor, a warm laugh and a genuine interest in others, her family said.
"She loved people and talking to people," said her sister-in-law, Darlene Hunter. "She could talk to anybody."
A movie buff, Mrs. Hall collected hundreds of titles on videotape -- especially films of her favorite actor, Kevin Costner.
"She was a fixture at Hollywood Video every Tuesday, when the new movies came out," Martin said. "She did that for years and years. They all knew her there by name."
About the writer:
The Bee's Robert D. Dávila can be reached at (916) 321-1077 or [email protected].
By Robert D. Dávila - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, April 28, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B6
Camille I. Hall was a naturally curious woman with a knack for finding treasures from the past.
She spent hours at antique shops and flea markets, developing a keen eye for valuable items. She traced her family's history, traveling to the South to search through records and look up distant relatives.
"She found a long-lost cousin," said her daughter, Connie Martin. "They became friends and continued to write to each other for many years."
Mrs. Hall, a longtime Sacramento resident who worked at The Bee and Channel 13 (KOVR), died Monday of heart failure, Martin said. She was 71.
Although heart problems forced her to quit working in the mid-1970s, Mrs. Hall found a new vocation when a friend opened an antique store. She volunteered at the shop and became an expert on appraising period furnishings and collectibles. She shared her passion with her adult daughter and son, who sold antiques at a booth near art galleries on Del Paso Boulevard.
"She would look at something and say, 'I wonder what the history of this is and where it's been,' " Martin said. "She was always kind of a history buff."
She also researched her family tree on trips to Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Georgia. Her interest in genealogy stemmed from the death of her father before she was 7 years old, a loss that left her wondering about her roots, Martin said.
Camille Myers was born in 1935 in Reno, the youngest of seven surviving children of a horse trader and housewife. The family moved to Sacramento, where she graduated from McClatchy High School and went to work as a Pacific Bell phone operator.
She married Ron Hall in 1954 and raised two children, including a son, Vince Hall, who died in 2002. The couple divorced after 10 years but remained lifelong friends, their daughter said.
She joined The Bee as assistant to the circulation manager before transferring to Channel 13, which was then owned by the newspaper. She was an assistant to the promotions manager and worked with network officials to promote programs for local viewers, Martin said.
Mrs. Hall was an effervescent woman with a sense of humor, a warm laugh and a genuine interest in others, her family said.
"She loved people and talking to people," said her sister-in-law, Darlene Hunter. "She could talk to anybody."
A movie buff, Mrs. Hall collected hundreds of titles on videotape -- especially films of her favorite actor, Kevin Costner.
"She was a fixture at Hollywood Video every Tuesday, when the new movies came out," Martin said. "She did that for years and years. They all knew her there by name."
About the writer:
The Bee's Robert D. Dávila can be reached at (916) 321-1077 or [email protected].
Obituary: History buff loved antiques
By Robert D. Dávila - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, April 28, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B6
Camille I. Hall was a naturally curious woman with a knack for finding treasures from the past.
She spent hours at antique shops and flea markets, developing a keen eye for valuable items. She traced her family's history, traveling to the South to search through records and look up distant relatives.
"She found a long-lost cousin," said her daughter, Connie Martin. "They became friends and continued to write to each other for many years."
Mrs. Hall, a longtime Sacramento resident who worked at The Bee and Channel 13 (KOVR), died Monday of heart failure, Martin said. She was 71.
Although heart problems forced her to quit working in the mid-1970s, Mrs. Hall found a new vocation when a friend opened an antique store. She volunteered at the shop and became an expert on appraising period furnishings and collectibles. She shared her passion with her adult daughter and son, who sold antiques at a booth near art galleries on Del Paso Boulevard.
"She would look at something and say, 'I wonder what the history of this is and where it's been,' " Martin said. "She was always kind of a history buff."
She also researched her family tree on trips to Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Georgia. Her interest in genealogy stemmed from the death of her father before she was 7 years old, a loss that left her wondering about her roots, Martin said.
Camille Myers was born in 1935 in Reno, the youngest of seven surviving children of a horse trader and housewife. The family moved to Sacramento, where she graduated from McClatchy High School and went to work as a Pacific Bell phone operator.
She married Ron Hall in 1954 and raised two children, including a son, Vince Hall, who died in 2002. The couple divorced after 10 years but remained lifelong friends, their daughter said.
She joined The Bee as assistant to the circulation manager before transferring to Channel 13, which was then owned by the newspaper. She was an assistant to the promotions manager and worked with network officials to promote programs for local viewers, Martin said.
Mrs. Hall was an effervescent woman with a sense of humor, a warm laugh and a genuine interest in others, her family said.
"She loved people and talking to people," said her sister-in-law, Darlene Hunter. "She could talk to anybody."
A movie buff, Mrs. Hall collected hundreds of titles on videotape -- especially films of her favorite actor, Kevin Costner.
"She was a fixture at Hollywood Video every Tuesday, when the new movies came out," Martin said. "She did that for years and years. They all knew her there by name."
About the writer:
The Bee's Robert D. Dávila can be reached at (916) 321-1077 or [email protected].
By Robert D. Dávila - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, April 28, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B6
Camille I. Hall was a naturally curious woman with a knack for finding treasures from the past.
She spent hours at antique shops and flea markets, developing a keen eye for valuable items. She traced her family's history, traveling to the South to search through records and look up distant relatives.
"She found a long-lost cousin," said her daughter, Connie Martin. "They became friends and continued to write to each other for many years."
Mrs. Hall, a longtime Sacramento resident who worked at The Bee and Channel 13 (KOVR), died Monday of heart failure, Martin said. She was 71.
Although heart problems forced her to quit working in the mid-1970s, Mrs. Hall found a new vocation when a friend opened an antique store. She volunteered at the shop and became an expert on appraising period furnishings and collectibles. She shared her passion with her adult daughter and son, who sold antiques at a booth near art galleries on Del Paso Boulevard.
"She would look at something and say, 'I wonder what the history of this is and where it's been,' " Martin said. "She was always kind of a history buff."
She also researched her family tree on trips to Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Georgia. Her interest in genealogy stemmed from the death of her father before she was 7 years old, a loss that left her wondering about her roots, Martin said.
Camille Myers was born in 1935 in Reno, the youngest of seven surviving children of a horse trader and housewife. The family moved to Sacramento, where she graduated from McClatchy High School and went to work as a Pacific Bell phone operator.
She married Ron Hall in 1954 and raised two children, including a son, Vince Hall, who died in 2002. The couple divorced after 10 years but remained lifelong friends, their daughter said.
She joined The Bee as assistant to the circulation manager before transferring to Channel 13, which was then owned by the newspaper. She was an assistant to the promotions manager and worked with network officials to promote programs for local viewers, Martin said.
Mrs. Hall was an effervescent woman with a sense of humor, a warm laugh and a genuine interest in others, her family said.
"She loved people and talking to people," said her sister-in-law, Darlene Hunter. "She could talk to anybody."
A movie buff, Mrs. Hall collected hundreds of titles on videotape -- especially films of her favorite actor, Kevin Costner.
"She was a fixture at Hollywood Video every Tuesday, when the new movies came out," Martin said. "She did that for years and years. They all knew her there by name."
About the writer:
The Bee's Robert D. Dávila can be reached at (916) 321-1077 or [email protected].
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