Thelma Ellen Hall

Services for Thelma Ellen “Tillie” Hall, 88, Lawrence, will be private. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Kan.Mrs. Hall died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.She was born March 2, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan. She was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area until moving to Lawrence 10 years ago.Mrs. Hall was a member of Oakland Park Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, gardening and taking care of her grandchildren.She married Basil L. Hall. They shared more than 35 years of marriage. He preceded her in death in 1984.Mrs. Hall also was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Hall; two stepsons, Jerry and Rex Hall; and several brothers and sisters.Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ellen Hall and husband Chris Nyberg, Lawrence; a son, Ross Hill, Sulphur Springs, Texas; two sisters, Viola “Dude” Smart, Edwards, Mo., and Wilma Ward, Basehor; and two grandchildren, Kristen and Jake Sanders.The family suggests memorials to The Good Samaritan’s Fund at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049.