Wahkiakum Co. Eagle-September 1996
	  
Lula Mae Hall
	
  Age 74, died at her Long Beach residence.  She was born in Idabelle, 
Okla, the oldest child of 10 born to William and Bettie (Sturges) 
Henderson.  The family later moved to Wright City, Okla, where she 
received her schooling.
  She moved to Longview in 1942 where she worked at Longview Fibre and 
at the Vancouver shipyards as a welder during WWII.
  Following her marriage to Martin Hall on Nov. 8, 1947 in Kent, she 
lived in Seattle.  The couple lived in various cities on the west coast 
as Mr. Hall worked for the Federal government.  They lived in Cathlamet 
from 1980 until 1986 when they retired and moved to Long Beach.
  She was a past member of Puget Island Grange in Cathlamet.  She 
enjoyed sewing, gardening, reading, cooking and being a homemaker.  Her 
family will remember her pleasant, outgoing personality and her 
willingness to help her family and others.
  She is survived by her husband of 49 years; son Michael Hall and 
daughter Carol Hauxhurst, both of Long Beach; sisters, Margaret Stout 
of Squaw Valley; Ida, and Sue Contreras of Hayward, Calif.; 
grandchildren Anna Hall, Andrew Hall, Natalie Lofling and Kassie 
Lofling; and two great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by 
seven brothers and sisters. 
  Funeral services were Sept. 26 at Penttila's Chapel by the Sea, Long 
Beach.  Penttila's Chapel by the Sea was in charge.


Lula Mae (Henderson) Hall
Ilwaco Cemetery-Ilwaco, Washington
06 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1996
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum)