Funeral services for Reverend Bill Hallam Sr., 83, of Jasper will be at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Stringer & Griffin Chapel in Jasper with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Rev. Bill Hallam Sr. died Sunday, May 19, 2013 on the day of Pentecost peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family.
Bill was born to Hugh & Sarah Hallam August 19, 1929 in Beaumont, Texas.
He entered the Marine Corps at the end of WWII & was honorably discharged in 1950. Bill returned to Beaumont where he went to work at Southern Pacific Railroad. He met & married Betty Jane White & raised seven children together in the Jasper area. Bill was ordained in 1955 & together he & Betty pastored & ministered in Jasper until her death in 2003. In 2004 Brother Bill met & married Phyllis Crew & they have pastored Life Tabernacle in Kirbyville until his death. In addition to pastoring Brother Bill Hallam has been an entrepreneur, founding & operating several successful businesses in East Texas for over 60 years. He served many churches from Texas to Idaho as a minister or director. Brother Hallam believed simply "Love God & follow peace."
He is survived by his wife Phyllis Hallam; sons Billy Hallam Jr., Gary Hallam, Pastor Walter Hallam, Larry Hallam, Michael Hallam; daughters, Rebecca Wright, Nancy Colbert; three brothers; Eighteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Betty White Hallam; brothers Hugh Bradley Hallam, Malcolm Kelly Hallam, Morris Jacks, sister Sherry Jacks, and two grandchildren Caitlyn Hallam & Angela Hallam.
Source: Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home, Jasper, Texas
Rev. Bill Hallam Sr. died Sunday, May 19, 2013 on the day of Pentecost peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family.
Bill was born to Hugh & Sarah Hallam August 19, 1929 in Beaumont, Texas.
He entered the Marine Corps at the end of WWII & was honorably discharged in 1950. Bill returned to Beaumont where he went to work at Southern Pacific Railroad. He met & married Betty Jane White & raised seven children together in the Jasper area. Bill was ordained in 1955 & together he & Betty pastored & ministered in Jasper until her death in 2003. In 2004 Brother Bill met & married Phyllis Crew & they have pastored Life Tabernacle in Kirbyville until his death. In addition to pastoring Brother Bill Hallam has been an entrepreneur, founding & operating several successful businesses in East Texas for over 60 years. He served many churches from Texas to Idaho as a minister or director. Brother Hallam believed simply "Love God & follow peace."
He is survived by his wife Phyllis Hallam; sons Billy Hallam Jr., Gary Hallam, Pastor Walter Hallam, Larry Hallam, Michael Hallam; daughters, Rebecca Wright, Nancy Colbert; three brothers; Eighteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Betty White Hallam; brothers Hugh Bradley Hallam, Malcolm Kelly Hallam, Morris Jacks, sister Sherry Jacks, and two grandchildren Caitlyn Hallam & Angela Hallam.
Source: Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home, Jasper, Texas
Funeral services for Reverend Bill Hallam Sr., 83, of Jasper will be at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Stringer & Griffin Chapel in Jasper with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Rev. Bill Hallam Sr. died Sunday, May 19, 2013 on the day of Pentecost peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family.
Bill was born to Hugh & Sarah Hallam August 19, 1929 in Beaumont, Texas.
He entered the Marine Corps at the end of WWII & was honorably discharged in 1950. Bill returned to Beaumont where he went to work at Southern Pacific Railroad. He met & married Betty Jane White & raised seven children together in the Jasper area. Bill was ordained in 1955 & together he & Betty pastored & ministered in Jasper until her death in 2003. In 2004 Brother Bill met & married Phyllis Crew & they have pastored Life Tabernacle in Kirbyville until his death. In addition to pastoring Brother Bill Hallam has been an entrepreneur, founding & operating several successful businesses in East Texas for over 60 years. He served many churches from Texas to Idaho as a minister or director. Brother Hallam believed simply "Love God & follow peace."
He is survived by his wife Phyllis Hallam; sons Billy Hallam Jr., Gary Hallam, Pastor Walter Hallam, Larry Hallam, Michael Hallam; daughters, Rebecca Wright, Nancy Colbert; three brothers; Eighteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Betty White Hallam; brothers Hugh Bradley Hallam, Malcolm Kelly Hallam, Morris Jacks, sister Sherry Jacks, and two grandchildren Caitlyn Hallam & Angela Hallam.
Source: Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home, Jasper, Texas
Rev. Bill Hallam Sr. died Sunday, May 19, 2013 on the day of Pentecost peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family.
Bill was born to Hugh & Sarah Hallam August 19, 1929 in Beaumont, Texas.
He entered the Marine Corps at the end of WWII & was honorably discharged in 1950. Bill returned to Beaumont where he went to work at Southern Pacific Railroad. He met & married Betty Jane White & raised seven children together in the Jasper area. Bill was ordained in 1955 & together he & Betty pastored & ministered in Jasper until her death in 2003. In 2004 Brother Bill met & married Phyllis Crew & they have pastored Life Tabernacle in Kirbyville until his death. In addition to pastoring Brother Bill Hallam has been an entrepreneur, founding & operating several successful businesses in East Texas for over 60 years. He served many churches from Texas to Idaho as a minister or director. Brother Hallam believed simply "Love God & follow peace."
He is survived by his wife Phyllis Hallam; sons Billy Hallam Jr., Gary Hallam, Pastor Walter Hallam, Larry Hallam, Michael Hallam; daughters, Rebecca Wright, Nancy Colbert; three brothers; Eighteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Betty White Hallam; brothers Hugh Bradley Hallam, Malcolm Kelly Hallam, Morris Jacks, sister Sherry Jacks, and two grandchildren Caitlyn Hallam & Angela Hallam.
Source: Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home, Jasper, Texas
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