Oscar Hall, the third son of Douglas and Nancy (Temple) Hall, was born on August 28, 1886 about two miles southwest of Lizton. He served in World War I with the 38th Division's 139th Field Artillery going overseas in October, 1918 and being discharged as a sergeant on July 22, 1919. He then resumed his occupation as a railway clerk running between Indianapolis and Peoria. He married Ruth Ann Leak on November 17, 1919. They built a home in Lizton in 1923 where their family of four daughters and one son were reared. Oscar died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Lizton on June 29, 1944.
from the Republican for July 6, 1944:
Oscar Hall Dies Suddenly at his Home in Lizton - Veteran of World War I, Mail Clerk Thirty-two Years
Oscar Hall, age 57, railway mail clerk, died suddenly at his home in Lizton, last Thursday evening, from a heart attack. Mr. Hall had been in his usual health, and had returned on Monday from making his run from Indianapolis to Peoria, Ill. He was suddenly stricken while in the kitchen of his home and died before medical aid arrived. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning in charge of the Rev. Rudolph Bangert, pastor of the Lizton Methodist church, with burial in the K. of P. cemetery there. Mr. Hall was born near Lizton in 1887, son of Douglas and Nancy Jane Hall. He was married to Miss Ruth Leak of Lizton in November, 1919. Mr. Hall served overseas in France during World War I for more than a year, and had been a mail clerk for thirty-two years. He was a member of the Masonic, K. of P. and Red Mens fraternal orders. Surviving with the widow are five children, Joan (Hall) Eli of Indianapolis; Betty (Hall) Miller, Mary Frances Hall, Ruth Marie Hall and Donald Hall, all of Lizton, and an infant grandson, Robert Nelson Eli. Also surviving are his father, Douglas Hall, of Lizton, and four brothers, Edgar of Crawfordsville; Alvin, editor of The Gazette, Danville; Nitis, Elmer, and a sister, Miss Maude Hall, all of Lizton. The mother, a brother and a sister preceded him in death.
from the Republican for July 6, 1944:
Oscar Hall Dies Suddenly at his Home in Lizton - Veteran of World War I, Mail Clerk Thirty-two Years
Oscar Hall, age 57, railway mail clerk, died suddenly at his home in Lizton, last Thursday evening, from a heart attack. Mr. Hall had been in his usual health, and had returned on Monday from making his run from Indianapolis to Peoria, Ill. He was suddenly stricken while in the kitchen of his home and died before medical aid arrived. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning in charge of the Rev. Rudolph Bangert, pastor of the Lizton Methodist church, with burial in the K. of P. cemetery there. Mr. Hall was born near Lizton in 1887, son of Douglas and Nancy Jane Hall. He was married to Miss Ruth Leak of Lizton in November, 1919. Mr. Hall served overseas in France during World War I for more than a year, and had been a mail clerk for thirty-two years. He was a member of the Masonic, K. of P. and Red Mens fraternal orders. Surviving with the widow are five children, Joan (Hall) Eli of Indianapolis; Betty (Hall) Miller, Mary Frances Hall, Ruth Marie Hall and Donald Hall, all of Lizton, and an infant grandson, Robert Nelson Eli. Also surviving are his father, Douglas Hall, of Lizton, and four brothers, Edgar of Crawfordsville; Alvin, editor of The Gazette, Danville; Nitis, Elmer, and a sister, Miss Maude Hall, all of Lizton. The mother, a brother and a sister preceded him in death.
Oscar Hall, the third son of Douglas and Nancy (Temple) Hall, was born on August 28, 1886 about two miles southwest of Lizton. He served in World War I with the 38th Division's 139th Field Artillery going overseas in October, 1918 and being discharged as a sergeant on July 22, 1919. He then resumed his occupation as a railway clerk running between Indianapolis and Peoria. He married Ruth Ann Leak on November 17, 1919. They built a home in Lizton in 1923 where their family of four daughters and one son were reared. Oscar died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Lizton on June 29, 1944.
from the Republican for July 6, 1944:
Oscar Hall Dies Suddenly at his Home in Lizton - Veteran of World War I, Mail Clerk Thirty-two Years
Oscar Hall, age 57, railway mail clerk, died suddenly at his home in Lizton, last Thursday evening, from a heart attack. Mr. Hall had been in his usual health, and had returned on Monday from making his run from Indianapolis to Peoria, Ill. He was suddenly stricken while in the kitchen of his home and died before medical aid arrived. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning in charge of the Rev. Rudolph Bangert, pastor of the Lizton Methodist church, with burial in the K. of P. cemetery there. Mr. Hall was born near Lizton in 1887, son of Douglas and Nancy Jane Hall. He was married to Miss Ruth Leak of Lizton in November, 1919. Mr. Hall served overseas in France during World War I for more than a year, and had been a mail clerk for thirty-two years. He was a member of the Masonic, K. of P. and Red Mens fraternal orders. Surviving with the widow are five children, Joan (Hall) Eli of Indianapolis; Betty (Hall) Miller, Mary Frances Hall, Ruth Marie Hall and Donald Hall, all of Lizton, and an infant grandson, Robert Nelson Eli. Also surviving are his father, Douglas Hall, of Lizton, and four brothers, Edgar of Crawfordsville; Alvin, editor of The Gazette, Danville; Nitis, Elmer, and a sister, Miss Maude Hall, all of Lizton. The mother, a brother and a sister preceded him in death.
from the Republican for July 6, 1944:
Oscar Hall Dies Suddenly at his Home in Lizton - Veteran of World War I, Mail Clerk Thirty-two Years
Oscar Hall, age 57, railway mail clerk, died suddenly at his home in Lizton, last Thursday evening, from a heart attack. Mr. Hall had been in his usual health, and had returned on Monday from making his run from Indianapolis to Peoria, Ill. He was suddenly stricken while in the kitchen of his home and died before medical aid arrived. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning in charge of the Rev. Rudolph Bangert, pastor of the Lizton Methodist church, with burial in the K. of P. cemetery there. Mr. Hall was born near Lizton in 1887, son of Douglas and Nancy Jane Hall. He was married to Miss Ruth Leak of Lizton in November, 1919. Mr. Hall served overseas in France during World War I for more than a year, and had been a mail clerk for thirty-two years. He was a member of the Masonic, K. of P. and Red Mens fraternal orders. Surviving with the widow are five children, Joan (Hall) Eli of Indianapolis; Betty (Hall) Miller, Mary Frances Hall, Ruth Marie Hall and Donald Hall, all of Lizton, and an infant grandson, Robert Nelson Eli. Also surviving are his father, Douglas Hall, of Lizton, and four brothers, Edgar of Crawfordsville; Alvin, editor of The Gazette, Danville; Nitis, Elmer, and a sister, Miss Maude Hall, all of Lizton. The mother, a brother and a sister preceded him in death.
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