Decatur County Journal
March 7, l90l

At the home of his brother, JOHN, near Holden, GEO. HALL passed into the
unknown last Sunday morning. About three weeks ago, the Sunday the deep
snow fell, he left his home on Sand Creek for his brother JOHN's late in
the evening, but the snow being so deep, and being feeble, he fell in a
snow drift near JOHN's house and it was about nine o'clock at night
before he could attract attention from anyone. JOHN heard his calls and
went to his rescue and by the aid of neighbors and Chas. Sparger with
his sled, hauled him to the house where restoratives were administered.
He revived, ate a hearty supper prepared by MRS. JOHN HALL and was
feeling very much better. During the night his legs began to swell and
everything was done to stop his suffering. Medical aid was called and
the swelling reduced, but the cold he had contracted had penetrated the
lungs, and lung fever set in from which he died.

GEORGE HALL was born in England and moved to America several years ago,
finally settling with his wife on a farm north of town, where they lived
until about three years ago when his wife died; becoming restless he
sold his farm and returned to the old country, expecting to remain there
the balance of his days. But time had changed things there. They were
not as he had left them in his young days; hence he returned to this
country last fall. Tired of living from place to place, a few months
ago he bought the J.R. Hullinger farm on Sand Creek and made it his
home, living alone.

"Uncle GEORGE", as he was familiarly called, had his peculiarities, like
other people. By some he was called a miser and lived the life of the
friendless. It is thought by many that he had between $2,000 and $3,000
but $l5 is all that can be located. But let his life be as it was, a
soul has gone into the eternal world, where it shall be judged. Let us
draw the mantle of charity across the past life of this poor old man, as
he was only human, and say peace to his sleeping body of clay.

He leaves a brother, JOHN HALL, at whose home he died, a sister in
England, and a widowed sister-in-law, MRS. JANE HALL, near Boothtown.
His remains were buried Monday by the side of his wife's in the Gammill
Cemetery north of Spring Valley.
--PLEASANTON INDEX.
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