Person:Sarah Christie (2)

Newspaper Clipping: Mrs. Virginia Hall was 84(5) years old Wednesday, June 10 (1925) Several of her children from different parts of country were here to help celebrate it Mrs. Virginia Hall, one of the oldest and best known citizens of this county was eighty-four (sic - 85) years old Wednesday and a celebration was held at her home east of the city in her honor. Several of her children from a distance were present on this occasion and it was one of the pleasant milestones in the life of this estimable lady. Those who were present were James Hall, of Joplin, who left this place twenty-seven years ago and has traveled almost around the world during that time. Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. (Preston) Hall of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Mrs. D. C. Flannagan (sic) of Unionville, Mo., Mrs. H. W. LaRue of Fresno, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Roberts of Monticello. The children who could not be there were John, who lives in California, Mrs. C. R. Ammerman of Colorado Springs, Colo., and J. D. Hall of California. Mrs. Hall is one of the pioneers of this county and is widely known and eminently respected. Friends will be glad to know that she is enjoying good health and that she is able to get about her home and enjoy life to its utmost. She has to have the aid of a can (sic) to get around but she says that she feels that she is in fine condition for one of her years. A fine dinner had been prepared by her daughter, Miss Virginia, with the help of her sisters and it consisted of fied (sic) chicken and all of the other good things of the summer season. It was probably the happiest family gathering for Mrs. Hall that she has had in many years. It had been a long time since so many of the family were together at one time and it is very much regretted that the others could not have been present to celebrate with them.

Her obituary dated January 17, 1929, from a Lewis County, Newspaper:

"Mrs. Sarah Virginia Hall, one of the pioneers of this county, died at her home near Lewistown Sunday morning after an illness of some duration. The immediate cause of her death was the results following an attack of flu. She had been a invalid for some years, and her daughters Miss Virginia and Mrs. Emma La Rue had been giving her their best attention. Six of her nine living children were with her in her last illness.

Mrs. Sarah Virginia Hall was a daughter of James and Elizabeth Christie and was born June 10, 1840 at Winchester, Virginia, and died at her home near Lewistown January 15, 1929, aged 88 years, 7 months and 3 days. She came to Missouri when a child and located with her parents near Monticello May 17, 1859, and had been a resident of this county since that time. She was united in marriage to Nathaniel R. Hall and to this union were born ten children, nine of whom are living. Charles R. Hall is deceased and the others are James C. Hall of Joplin, Mo.; Frank P. Hall of Fayetteville, Ark.; May E. Ammerman of Unionville, Mo. (sic); Mrs. Linnie L. Roberts, of Monticello, Miss Virginia and Robt. N., and Mrs. Emma La Rue. Six of the children were present at the time of their mother's death. One brother, John F. Christie, who has made his home with her for a number of years, survives her.

Mrs. Hall united with the Christian church in early life and was a charter member of the church when it was organized at Lewistown. She remained all thru life faithful and true to her belief. She was a devoted mother, a loyal friend and a generous neighbor and an unselfish companion.

The funeral was held at the family home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Dr. Robinson of Culver-Stockton college and who was her pastor for many years. The interment took place at the Lewistown cemetery."

An inside page of Lyda P. Flanagan's bible says, "Mother died Jan. 13, 1929, Sunday, 2:30 o'Clock A.M."