William “Bill” Charles Hall, 71, of Lampasas died at his residence on Sept. 21, 2021.
He was born on Jan. 5, 1950, in Watseka, Illinois to Eldon Hall and Eunice Cook Hall. He came to Lampasas in 1985 from Colorado. He was a member of New Covenant Church in Lampasas.
Bill was a retired firefighter. In Colorado, he had served in fire and mountain rescue, and was a firefighter at the Fort Carson Military Base. He had been a member of the volunteer fire departments in Lampasas and Security, Colorado. At Fort Hood, Bill trained firefighters, and he retired from there as a station chief.
He served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was a Chinook helicopter mechanic. Bill earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam and survived several helicopter crashes.
Bill also had been a prison guard in Terra Haute, Indiana and in Englewood, Colorado. After retirement, he worked security for the oilfields along the Texas border, was a truck driver and worked at Star Propane.
While in Lampasas, Bill coached softball and was a member of the Little League board. He also worked in maintenance for the LISD on his days off.
Bill loved to fish, make native American jewelry and dreamcatchers, and he loved Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
He is survived by his three sons, William Hall Jr. of Sheldon, Illinois, Chad Hall and wife Wendi of Noblesville, Indiana, and Cory Hall and wife Damie of Lampasas; his daughter, Tonya Blair and husband Henry of Lampasas; two sisters, Donna Webb of Clifton, Illinois and Lory Hall of Milford, Illinois; former wife, Vanessa Lehnig Hall; nine grandchildren, Caleb Hall and wife Kara, Cassi Hall, Alyssa Hall, Kinzee Hall, Slade Hall, Liam Hall, Jett Hall, Ethan Blair and Noah Blair; and by one greatgrandchild, Cameron Hall.
Visitation will be Sept. 26 at Heritage Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 27 at New Covenant Church, with Darrell Feemster officiating.
Burial with military honors will take place Sept. 30 at Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
