NAME: BILLY JOE HALL, AGE 80, A LONGTIME FRESNO, CA AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER TUSHKA, OK AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 7, 1924 AT TUSHKA, OK TO WILLIS BERL AND LILLY (OWENS) HALL.

PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2005 AT FRESNO, CA.

AGE: 80 YEARS 7 MONTHS 24 DAYS

EDUCATION: ATTENDED AND GRADUATED TUSHKA SCHOOLS, SOUTHEASTERN TEACHERS COLLEGE IN DURANT, AND FRESNO UNIVERSITY IN FRESNO, CA.

MARRIED: WANDA THOMPSON ON AUGUST 19, 1946 AT FORT SMITH, AR.

OCCUPATION: BILLY JOE WAS A RETIRED TEACHER, HAVING TAUGHT 30 YEARS FOR THE FRESNO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AT LINCOLN AND EASTERBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

HE WAS A FORMER MASTER OF THE PONDEROSA LODGE #700. HE WAS A SCOTTISH RITES, SHRINER, AND CALIFORNIA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION MEMBER. BILLY WAS ALSO FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PKD.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.

SURVIVED BY

WIFE: WANDA OF THE HOME IN FRESNO, CA.

DAUGHTER: GLORIA JEAN OF CHICO, CA.

GRANDCHILDREN: JASON OF CALIFORNIA.

AMANDA AND HER HUSBAND JOSHUA.OF CALIFORNIA.

SISTERS: BESSIE WITHROW OF CANEY, OK.

NELLIE HODGE AND TRESSA McBRAYER OF TUSHKA, OK.

DELORIS HILL OF OKLAHOMA CITY.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: WILLIS AND LILLY HALL.

SIBLINGS: ONETA SMITH, BUD HALL, WYNOMA COLLIER, BURNICE HALL, AND VIRGINIA EVANS.

DATE OF SERVICES: THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2005 AT 10:00 AM.

PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE.

INTERMENT: TUSHKA CEMETERY ~ TUSHKA, OK.

OFFICIATING: FAMILY.

CASKETBEARERS: JASON OWENS, JOSHUA SHELTON, TERRELL HILL, JERROD CARTWRIGHT, JERRY HALL, TOMMY OWENS.

FAMILY NIGHT ~ 6 TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY.