HALL, EFFERT
Effert Hall was born on June 25, 1914 to Lee Hall, Jr. and Minnie Belle Little Hall in Wheelwright, Ky. He also had a second mother, Cora Hall, who came to love him as much as he did her. On July 17, 1936, he pledged his faith to a beautiful golden haired woman named Della Sanders, who would become his best friend. Unto this union 3 precious children were born. This marriage, blessed by God, would last some 61 years until God called him home on October 23, 1997. Survivors left to mourn his passing are his wife, Della; a daughter, Linda Hall Couch of Bypro, Ky.; 2 sons, Bill L. Hall and his wife Sissy of Bypro, Ky., and Lonnie E. Hall and his wife, Sheila, of Raccoon, Ky. His son-in-law Hiram "Buddy" Couch will be the first to greet him in Heaven. He leaves a brother, Everett E. Hall of Wheelwright, Ky.; 3 sisters: Dorthula Childress of Hillsboro, Ky., Callie Sword of Virgie, Ky., and Versie Robinson of Kingsport Tenn. Papaw leaves behind 8 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends who loved him dearly. Papaw became a merchant and made many friends as he delivered groceries to people's homes. Years later he would carry their children and grandchildren to and from school on that big yellow bus. We used to tease him about being able to parallel park that bus, yet he could not drive a car. He then worked for the Maintenance Department with the Floyd Co. Board of Education and it was there that he would retire. It was during his last two jobs that he got stuck with the nickname "Papaw." Suddenly, because of the kind, gentle, loving person that he was, everybody wanted him to be their Papaw - and he was. He was the town's all around fix-it man - and oh, how he loved to piddle in his basement. It was so easy to buy for him for Christmas - until he had two of every kind of tool there was. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix - and that included a broken heart. Papaw was a member of the Wheelwright Masonic Lodge and he was also a Kentucky Colonel. Perhaps his greatest personal achievement was that of a born-again Christian, and he loved to celebrate God's love with the Joppa Old Regular Baptist Church. He was a little man - yet he stood so tall. He was a humble, hard working man who instilled within his family to be honest, to love one another, and most of all to serve the Lord. When you looked into those precious eyes you knew right off that God lived there. These last few years took a toll on his little body, but it could not touch his sense of humor. His wittiness gave us so much laughter. He wasn't able to get around like he used to, so God, being the gracious God that He is, said "Enough, little Effie, I'll carry you safely home and give you a brand new body. With the testimony he's left behind we know that he'll never truly leave us. He will never die as long as there is someone alive to remember - and when there is no one to remember, it will not matter, because it will be then that we will all be together again. We will love you always, Papaw.
Written by your granddaughter, Sabrina C. Hall
