- Date Of Birth: December 19, 1933
- Date Of Death: April 19, 2020
- State: Indiana
Mr. Harold Henry Hall, 86, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully following an extended illness at his home with his wife and family at his side on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 2:35 pm. He was born in Kenton, OH on December 19, 1933 to the late Harold H. Hall and Laverna (Shields) Lightner and is survived at home by his loving wife of 65 years, Betty Rose Moore Hall. They were married in Floyd County, KY on Feb. 2, 1955.
Also surviving are children Kenneth, Jeffery and Matthew Hall, Ronda Peffley, Diana Brown, Lori (Jeff) Sanders, Cathy Watts and Angela (Allen) and Karla (Dewey) Brown; sisters Ann Mort and Sue Jett; grandchildren Michelle and Ashley Peffley; Amanda (Michael) Bartley, Thomas Watts, Kelli (Pascual) Lemus, Joshua Sanders, Jennifer (Rich), Mandy and Colton Hall, Jason Overholt, Andrew (Sarah), Justin, Stephen and Cameron Brown, 24 great grandchildren and one loving, energetic little ball of fire dachshund named Gypsy, who was Harold’s sidekick and travelling companion. Besides his parents, Harold is preceded in death by his step-father Andy Lightner, who raised and loved him as any father would; a brother Andy Lightner, sister Joy Mohn and great grandsons Jacob Watts and Carson Brown.
Harold made his living in the local RV industry and manufactured truck campers with his brother Andy under the name of Badger Industries. He also spent every Sunday as the greeter at his church, with his smiling face giving a cheerful “hello” as folks filed into worship service. He was also an avid “outdoorsy-yard care” kind of guy and just loved to mow, especially at home and at church; where he would make sure Pastor Mike would save that responsibility exclusively for him.
An accomplished wood worker, Harold simply loved spending time in his workshop, where he would give Santa’s elves a run for their money crafting all sorts of wooden toys, cribs and other things for his grandchildren and for the USMC’s “Toys For Tots” donation drive. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing his guitar and going mushroom hunting. Harold was also an honorably discharged veteran of the Ohio National Guard.
