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Ronald Lee Hall, 64, died Sept. 9, 2011, in Tulsa, Okla.
He was born Dec. 9, 1946, to Alonzo Allison and Mary Jo Hall in Phoenix, Ariz.
Ronald graduated from North Phoenix High School in 1965 and joined the United States Air Force where he served his country during the Vietnam War.
On Sept. 24, 1967, Ronald Lee Hall and Linda Estelle Harris were united in marriage. To this union, four sons were born — Nathaniel, Jonathan, Timothy and Raymond.
Ronald had worked the last 22 years for AT&T as an electronics technician. He had also worked for the U.S. Forest Service, the Nevada Forest Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the city of Phoenix. He was a member of the American Legion and Teamsters Local 959. His hobbies were studying the Bible, woodworking, fishing, new electronic gadgets, and in his younger years, competitive power-lifting and hiking. Ronald’s greatest joy in life was boldly spreading the love of Jesus his savior. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Linda Estelle of Wasilla, and most recently Bristow, Okla.; sons, Nathaniel Allison Hall (Lyuba) of Wasilla, Jonathan James Hall (Lisa) of Wasilla, Timothy David Hall of Warner Robbins, Ga., and Raymond Michael Jordan Hall of Fort Bliss, Texas; mother, Mary Jo Miller Hall of Alamogordo, N.M.; sister, Melanie Jo Hall Arce of Alamogordo, N.M.; grandchildren, Christopher James Hall (Leah), Wyatt Bradley Hall, Adam Lee Hall, Angela Delana Hall, Mikhail Nathaniel Hall, Aliksandra Estelle Hall and Cavan Gabriel Nelton Hall; and one great-grandchild, Israel Christopher Ikaikakahana’i’ookala’ikaopuiki kanamu Hall.
Memorial services are at 7 p.m., Sept. 28, at Kings Chapel in Wasilla, 1701 N. Lucille St. Interment was at Fort Gibson National Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home. Condolences can be sent to hutchinsmaplesfuneralhome.com.