"Mr. Charles Benjamin "Ben" Hall departed this earthly life Nov. 2, 2017, after a short battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Scott Ferrante Hall of Palm Springs, Calif, and his two children, Angelynn Hall of Palm Desert, Calif., and Charles Benjamin Hall of Oklahoma City, Okla, and his granddaughter, Alex Hall, also of Oklahoma City, Okla. He is also survived by his four stepsons, Rob Ferrante, Bill Ferrante, John Ferrante and Scott Ferrante.
Ben was born in Monett, on Oct. 13, 1925 to Mr. VB and Audrey Kelly Hall of Monett.
He attended Monett High School for his freshman, sophomore and junior year. Then, he attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, for his senior year of high school, 1942-1943.
He attended one semester of Junior College before he volunteered for the military. He began his military service in January 1944, as a Cadet in the United States Army Air Corps, stationed first in Cinncinnati, Ohio, then Waco, Texas, where he received his flight training.
Upon leaving the service in January 1946, he attended the University of Missouri until he graduated in 1949. According to his brother, VB Hall Jr., he had the highest grade point average ever (at the time), in the University of Missouri School of Business, and served as an Assistant Professor in the Business School.
Because of his excellent scholastic record, he received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Missouri after only taking five semesters!
He married Angie Alexander of Huntingdon, Tenn. in April 1950. They began their married life in Monett, where their first child was born, Angelynn Hall (Lynn). His first job out of college was working at the VB Hall Wholesale Company in Monett.
Thereafter, 1952, they moved to Detroit, Mich. and then on to Cleveland, Ohio, where they had two more children, Charles Benjamin Hall Jr. and Alex Burns Hall.
Once in Cleveland, Ben started up his own company, Quickway Trucking Company that trucked bananas all over the country. While he lived in Cleveland, he took up sports car racing as a hobby and drove in the races sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America. He raced his own sports cars in Put in Bay, Watkins Glen, New York, Sebring, Florida, and Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. His favorite race car was an English car, a Morgan.
He sold his trucking company, Quickway, and later, purchased Dayton Dixie Auto Auction, in Dayton, Ohio, where he provided the venue for car dealers to come and buy and sell automobiles.
Thereafter, he was divorced and moved to California and bought Pacific Cast Products- an aluminum foundry. It was there that he met and married Marjorie Scott Ferrante, in December of 1984. Marjorie had four sons from a previous marriage, Rob, Bill, John and Scott.
Ben eventually retired, so after running the foundry for 17 years, he sold it to his youngest son Alex, in 2000, and retired to his home in Palm Springs with his wife, Marge. Unfortunately, his youngest son Alex Hall, passed away in September 2011, and is buried in the IOOF Monett City Cemetery.
Upon moving to Palm Springs, Ben went back to his love of flying and took it back up. He bought and sold several airplanes, and was loved by all his flying buddies, the ones we liked to affectionately call, the Junior Birdmen. They would meet every Saturday morning and fly somewhere wonderful for breakfast.
Ben also flew his own plane to Monett on several occasions and struck up a friendship with fellow pilot, Jack Fox, of Monett, which lasted all the way until Dad's last days — where he spoke with Jack on the phone.
Ben didn't learn about his illness until mid-September when his doctor told him he had stage 4 lung cancer.
After a brief stay at Palm Springs Desert Regional hospital, they discharged him to his home for hospice care, where he peacefully passed away, surrounded by family and loved ones.
The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov.25 at the First Christian Church of Monett, under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home."
Published by the Monett Times
Ben was born in Monett, on Oct. 13, 1925 to Mr. VB and Audrey Kelly Hall of Monett.
He attended Monett High School for his freshman, sophomore and junior year. Then, he attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, for his senior year of high school, 1942-1943.
He attended one semester of Junior College before he volunteered for the military. He began his military service in January 1944, as a Cadet in the United States Army Air Corps, stationed first in Cinncinnati, Ohio, then Waco, Texas, where he received his flight training.
Upon leaving the service in January 1946, he attended the University of Missouri until he graduated in 1949. According to his brother, VB Hall Jr., he had the highest grade point average ever (at the time), in the University of Missouri School of Business, and served as an Assistant Professor in the Business School.
Because of his excellent scholastic record, he received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Missouri after only taking five semesters!
He married Angie Alexander of Huntingdon, Tenn. in April 1950. They began their married life in Monett, where their first child was born, Angelynn Hall (Lynn). His first job out of college was working at the VB Hall Wholesale Company in Monett.
Thereafter, 1952, they moved to Detroit, Mich. and then on to Cleveland, Ohio, where they had two more children, Charles Benjamin Hall Jr. and Alex Burns Hall.
Once in Cleveland, Ben started up his own company, Quickway Trucking Company that trucked bananas all over the country. While he lived in Cleveland, he took up sports car racing as a hobby and drove in the races sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America. He raced his own sports cars in Put in Bay, Watkins Glen, New York, Sebring, Florida, and Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. His favorite race car was an English car, a Morgan.
He sold his trucking company, Quickway, and later, purchased Dayton Dixie Auto Auction, in Dayton, Ohio, where he provided the venue for car dealers to come and buy and sell automobiles.
Thereafter, he was divorced and moved to California and bought Pacific Cast Products- an aluminum foundry. It was there that he met and married Marjorie Scott Ferrante, in December of 1984. Marjorie had four sons from a previous marriage, Rob, Bill, John and Scott.
Ben eventually retired, so after running the foundry for 17 years, he sold it to his youngest son Alex, in 2000, and retired to his home in Palm Springs with his wife, Marge. Unfortunately, his youngest son Alex Hall, passed away in September 2011, and is buried in the IOOF Monett City Cemetery.
Upon moving to Palm Springs, Ben went back to his love of flying and took it back up. He bought and sold several airplanes, and was loved by all his flying buddies, the ones we liked to affectionately call, the Junior Birdmen. They would meet every Saturday morning and fly somewhere wonderful for breakfast.
Ben also flew his own plane to Monett on several occasions and struck up a friendship with fellow pilot, Jack Fox, of Monett, which lasted all the way until Dad's last days — where he spoke with Jack on the phone.
Ben didn't learn about his illness until mid-September when his doctor told him he had stage 4 lung cancer.
After a brief stay at Palm Springs Desert Regional hospital, they discharged him to his home for hospice care, where he peacefully passed away, surrounded by family and loved ones.
The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov.25 at the First Christian Church of Monett, under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home."
Published by the Monett Times
"Mr. Charles Benjamin "Ben" Hall departed this earthly life Nov. 2, 2017, after a short battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Scott Ferrante Hall of Palm Springs, Calif, and his two children, Angelynn Hall of Palm Desert, Calif., and Charles Benjamin Hall of Oklahoma City, Okla, and his granddaughter, Alex Hall, also of Oklahoma City, Okla. He is also survived by his four stepsons, Rob Ferrante, Bill Ferrante, John Ferrante and Scott Ferrante.
Ben was born in Monett, on Oct. 13, 1925 to Mr. VB and Audrey Kelly Hall of Monett.
He attended Monett High School for his freshman, sophomore and junior year. Then, he attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, for his senior year of high school, 1942-1943.
He attended one semester of Junior College before he volunteered for the military. He began his military service in January 1944, as a Cadet in the United States Army Air Corps, stationed first in Cinncinnati, Ohio, then Waco, Texas, where he received his flight training.
Upon leaving the service in January 1946, he attended the University of Missouri until he graduated in 1949. According to his brother, VB Hall Jr., he had the highest grade point average ever (at the time), in the University of Missouri School of Business, and served as an Assistant Professor in the Business School.
Because of his excellent scholastic record, he received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Missouri after only taking five semesters!
He married Angie Alexander of Huntingdon, Tenn. in April 1950. They began their married life in Monett, where their first child was born, Angelynn Hall (Lynn). His first job out of college was working at the VB Hall Wholesale Company in Monett.
Thereafter, 1952, they moved to Detroit, Mich. and then on to Cleveland, Ohio, where they had two more children, Charles Benjamin Hall Jr. and Alex Burns Hall.
Once in Cleveland, Ben started up his own company, Quickway Trucking Company that trucked bananas all over the country. While he lived in Cleveland, he took up sports car racing as a hobby and drove in the races sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America. He raced his own sports cars in Put in Bay, Watkins Glen, New York, Sebring, Florida, and Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. His favorite race car was an English car, a Morgan.
He sold his trucking company, Quickway, and later, purchased Dayton Dixie Auto Auction, in Dayton, Ohio, where he provided the venue for car dealers to come and buy and sell automobiles.
Thereafter, he was divorced and moved to California and bought Pacific Cast Products- an aluminum foundry. It was there that he met and married Marjorie Scott Ferrante, in December of 1984. Marjorie had four sons from a previous marriage, Rob, Bill, John and Scott.
Ben eventually retired, so after running the foundry for 17 years, he sold it to his youngest son Alex, in 2000, and retired to his home in Palm Springs with his wife, Marge. Unfortunately, his youngest son Alex Hall, passed away in September 2011, and is buried in the IOOF Monett City Cemetery.
Upon moving to Palm Springs, Ben went back to his love of flying and took it back up. He bought and sold several airplanes, and was loved by all his flying buddies, the ones we liked to affectionately call, the Junior Birdmen. They would meet every Saturday morning and fly somewhere wonderful for breakfast.
Ben also flew his own plane to Monett on several occasions and struck up a friendship with fellow pilot, Jack Fox, of Monett, which lasted all the way until Dad's last days — where he spoke with Jack on the phone.
Ben didn't learn about his illness until mid-September when his doctor told him he had stage 4 lung cancer.
After a brief stay at Palm Springs Desert Regional hospital, they discharged him to his home for hospice care, where he peacefully passed away, surrounded by family and loved ones.
The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov.25 at the First Christian Church of Monett, under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home."
Published by the Monett Times
Ben was born in Monett, on Oct. 13, 1925 to Mr. VB and Audrey Kelly Hall of Monett.
He attended Monett High School for his freshman, sophomore and junior year. Then, he attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, for his senior year of high school, 1942-1943.
He attended one semester of Junior College before he volunteered for the military. He began his military service in January 1944, as a Cadet in the United States Army Air Corps, stationed first in Cinncinnati, Ohio, then Waco, Texas, where he received his flight training.
Upon leaving the service in January 1946, he attended the University of Missouri until he graduated in 1949. According to his brother, VB Hall Jr., he had the highest grade point average ever (at the time), in the University of Missouri School of Business, and served as an Assistant Professor in the Business School.
Because of his excellent scholastic record, he received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Missouri after only taking five semesters!
He married Angie Alexander of Huntingdon, Tenn. in April 1950. They began their married life in Monett, where their first child was born, Angelynn Hall (Lynn). His first job out of college was working at the VB Hall Wholesale Company in Monett.
Thereafter, 1952, they moved to Detroit, Mich. and then on to Cleveland, Ohio, where they had two more children, Charles Benjamin Hall Jr. and Alex Burns Hall.
Once in Cleveland, Ben started up his own company, Quickway Trucking Company that trucked bananas all over the country. While he lived in Cleveland, he took up sports car racing as a hobby and drove in the races sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America. He raced his own sports cars in Put in Bay, Watkins Glen, New York, Sebring, Florida, and Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. His favorite race car was an English car, a Morgan.
He sold his trucking company, Quickway, and later, purchased Dayton Dixie Auto Auction, in Dayton, Ohio, where he provided the venue for car dealers to come and buy and sell automobiles.
Thereafter, he was divorced and moved to California and bought Pacific Cast Products- an aluminum foundry. It was there that he met and married Marjorie Scott Ferrante, in December of 1984. Marjorie had four sons from a previous marriage, Rob, Bill, John and Scott.
Ben eventually retired, so after running the foundry for 17 years, he sold it to his youngest son Alex, in 2000, and retired to his home in Palm Springs with his wife, Marge. Unfortunately, his youngest son Alex Hall, passed away in September 2011, and is buried in the IOOF Monett City Cemetery.
Upon moving to Palm Springs, Ben went back to his love of flying and took it back up. He bought and sold several airplanes, and was loved by all his flying buddies, the ones we liked to affectionately call, the Junior Birdmen. They would meet every Saturday morning and fly somewhere wonderful for breakfast.
Ben also flew his own plane to Monett on several occasions and struck up a friendship with fellow pilot, Jack Fox, of Monett, which lasted all the way until Dad's last days — where he spoke with Jack on the phone.
Ben didn't learn about his illness until mid-September when his doctor told him he had stage 4 lung cancer.
After a brief stay at Palm Springs Desert Regional hospital, they discharged him to his home for hospice care, where he peacefully passed away, surrounded by family and loved ones.
The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov.25 at the First Christian Church of Monett, under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home."
Published by the Monett Times
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