J. Monroe Hall, aged 55, a well-known and highly esteemed citizen of this city, died Sunday afternoon at 2:15 o’clock at Watts hospital, after an illness of only a few days. Mr. Hall had been a resident of Durham practically all his life and was associated with W.L. Umstead in the tobacco business for some 12 years. He was square and upright in his dealings; quiet and unassuming in his demeanor, and he has a wide circle of friends who will mis him from his familiar business haunts. He was a good citizen, and his death is mourned by all who knew him.
Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons. The daughters are Mrs. M.V. Bart of Rock Hill, S.C., Miss Pansy Hall, Miss Pauline Hall, and Mrs. Georgia Hall, all of East Durham. The sons are Thomas R. Hall of Rock Hill, S.C., and Wm. L. Hall of East Durham. Besides these are his mother, Mrs. J.L. Hall, East Durham; sisters, Miss Mary V. Hall of East Durham, Mrs. L.F. Wilkes of Wendell, N.C., brothers, W.T. Hall of Carpenter, R.N. Hall of Raleigh and Raymond Hall of East Durham.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence on Reams avenue, East Durham, conducted by Rev. F.H. Brinson. Interment in Maple wood.
The pall-bearers will be R.T. Umstead, W.L. Umstead, Julius Shepherd, S.J. Collins, J.W. McFarland, and W.G. Aiken.
From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Monday, Dec. 31, 1923
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