Silas Asa Hall

Mr. Silas Asa Hall, 93, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hall was born June 20, 1917, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Judie Elizabeth Hall. He served in the United States Army for more than twenty years. Mr. Hall was injured on Christmas Day in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and for that he received a purple heart. He was a devoted member and Sunday school teacher for many years at First Baptist Church in Mount Airy and First Baptist Church in East Point, GA. Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, Ruby Robertson Migliore Hall of the home; two daughters, Susan Kay McWatters of Fayetteville, GA, and Melba Hall Eason of Liberty, SC; a son, Charles Henry Hall of Lawrenceville, GA; a stepdaughter and her husband, Mary Louise Bobby Turner of Bassett, VA; a stepson and his wife, Johnny R. and Sun Migliore of Sacramento, CA; his grandchildren, Shannon E. Harris and her husband, William Harris, Charlie Hall, and Stuart Hall; two great-grandchildren, John Harris and Mark Harris; stepgrandchildren, Donna Marolijo, Jason Ray Turner, Mira Petty, Khristie Rodrigues, and Jeff Migliore. In addition to his mother, Mr. Hall was preceded in death by his first wife, Louise Elizabeth Mungo Hall; two sisters, Roxie Scott and Emma Lee Gwynn; and seven brothers, Thamon Hall, Romey Hall, Mack Hall, Samson Hall, Simon Hall, Saford Hall, and Clayton Hall. The funeral service will be held Sunday, September 5, 2010, at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Mount Airy, with Dr. Roger Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in the Montgomery-Hall Family Cemetery, with military honors by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Sunday fFuneral services will be conducted Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Mt. Airy by Dr. Roger Gilbert. Burial will follow in the Montgomery-Hall Family Cemetery with full military rites by VFW Honor Guard Post 2019 of Mt. Airy and Post 9436 of Pilot Mountain. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2:00 to 3:00 in the Fireside Room at the church. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 714 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030.