Hall, Marion Eugene 'Gene'

1926 - 2024  (98 years)

• Name	Hall, Marion Eugene 'Gene'
  		Clay City, Illinois 125th Anniversary Activities (part 2) Filmed in 1980 and narrated by Ron Payne, this video includes citizens and landmarks of Clay City, Illinois
  Birth	19 Mar 1926	Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HALL.M005
  _FGRAVE	245343409
  Death	16 Jun 2024	Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [3]
  Funeral	22 Jun 2024	Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [3, 4]
  	Enlisted in February and entered active service on 9 June 1944. Trained stateside at various naval bases and then departed the Continental U.S. for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Serviced and re-supplied vessels at the Advanced Naval Base at Tulagi Island and then at the Naval Advanced Base in the Russell Islands. Served as crew aboard the New Orleans Class Heavy Cruiser USS Tuscaloosa CA-37 returning to the U.S. after the war. Due to a serious medical problem was transferred to U.S. Naval Hospital 10 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and eventually after recuperation to the Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Washington. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on 6 June, 1946 at Saint Louis, Missouri. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1906376
  		Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington
  		USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37), United States Navy
  		Marion Eugene 'Gene' Hall
  		Russell Islands, Solomon Islands
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
  		Tulagi
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Hall, Marion Eugene
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Military Service Ribbons, Marion Eugene "Gene" Hall Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Navy
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
  		United States Navy Shield
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Burial	22 Jun 2024	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Person ID	I21840	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Hall, William Elmer,   b. 5 Jul 1903, Huntington County, Indiana d. 11 Oct 1982, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Keneipp, Beulah Ellen,   b. 15 Feb 1906   d. 21 Sep 1998 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1924	Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana   [2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : 18 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F8276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evans, Mary Ruth,   b. 17 Nov 1927, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Feb 2001, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1947  [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 5 months - She : 19 years and 9 months.
  Children	+ 1. Hall, Janice
  Family ID	F8107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Mar 1926 - Indiana Death - 16 Jun 2024 - Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 22 Jun 2024 - Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 22 Jun 2024 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Marion Eugene 'Gene' Hall (1926-2024)

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone, Hall, M. Eugene and Mary Ruth

  
  

• Notes

  M. Eugene "Gene" Hall Obituary M. Eugene "Gene" Hall, aged 98 years of Clay City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 19, 1926 to Elmer and Beulah (Keneipp) Hall of Clay City, where he lived almost his entire life. After graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Navy, the very next day, at age 18, and he served overseas aboard the USS Tuscaloosa and in the Russell Islands during World War II. Following the war, he returned to Clay City and married the love of his life, Mary Ruth Evans, and together they enjoyed 53 years of life together, until she died 2001. Gene was employed for many years by Easley-Padgett Funeral Home in Clay City as an ambulance driver and funeral assistant. He later enjoyed a career as the Village Clerk of Clay City until he retired at 65. He then started a second career which he whole-heartedly embraced, working for Randy and Carol Kistler and Steve and Kate Patterson of Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes. A lifelong member of the Clay City Methodist Church, Gene served in many capacities including Sunday School Superintendent and the Building and Finance Committees. He was a member of the Flora Elks Lodge, Clay City American Legion, and the Lion's Club. Gene considered his relationship with his Lord and Savior and other people to be his greatest possession. He succeeded in being a loving and thoughtful son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend. Besides family, he is survived by countless people whose lives he touched during his long span of years. Gene is survived by his daughter, Janice Crackel and her husband Bill of Olney; grandson, Seth (Jamie) Crackel of Geneva, IL; great granddaughters Iris and Nola Crackel of Geneva, several nieces and nephews, and many other family members and close friends that he cherished. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Ruth; brother and sister-in-law, Phillip and Charlene Hall; sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Kenneth Hostettler. A heartfelt thank you from the family to all the wonderful Doctors, Nurses, and staff and volunteers of the long-term care unit at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 21, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Clay City United Methodist, with a visitation beginning one-hour prior to service time. Interment will follow at Clay City Cemetery. Full Military Rites will be performed at the graveside. Memorials can be made to Clay City United Methodist Church, Claws and Paws, or donor's choice.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4559] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hall, M. Eugene and Mary Ruth, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35588711/mary-ruth-hall), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3965] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 9, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S16015] Kistler-Patteron Funeral Homes, Obituary, Hall, M. Eugene "Gene", 98, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/M-Eugene-Gene-Hall?obId=31827742&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1W-3wHbLblgh4vW), none. (Reliability: 3). [S5635] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Harold R. Good, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1906376) (Reliability: 2). [S4770] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hall, Beulah E. and Wm. Elmer, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18142194/william-elmer-hall), none. (Reliability: 2).