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HALL, William "Billy" Michael
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
11-01-1994
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William "Billy" Michael Hall, 15, Sapulpa, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 1994 as a result of an accidental gunshot wound. 

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel in Tulsa with the Revs. Don Gatlin and Gerald Rollinson officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Arms Cemetery, directed by Moore Funeral Home. 

He was born Jan. 15, 1979 in Monroe, Michigan. He was a sophomore at Sapulpa High School, planning to study electronics at Sapulpa Vo-Tech. He was a gifted artist who also enjoyed outdoor sports and music, and was contracted to do a Coca-Cola commercial at 3 p.m. on the day he died, according to his family. 

"He will be remembered as a young man that cherished his many friends and who always tried to help others," said his father. He was looking forward to the birth of his child in March. 

Hall attended Rhema Bible Church and was an active participant in several Christian youth groups. He was a resident of Sapulpa for the past two years, and previously resided in Tulsa. 

Survivors include his parents, Carl P. III and Vicki Hall; a brother, James Hall; two sisters, Sarah and Rebecca Hall, all of the home; James and Lori Bauman and Jonathan and Jennifer Bauman of Oklahoma City; fiancee Mindy Adams of Sapulpa; grandparents Carl Jr. and Janice Hall of Tulsa, Wayne and JoAnn Graves of Denver, Waco and Connie Vickery of Michigan; great-grandparents Mary Teresa Hall of Tulsa, Everette and Betty Lay of Michigan, and 14 aunts and 9 uncles. 

He was preceded in death by grandfather, Carl Hall, Sr. 

Casket bearers will be Jim Hall, Paul Martin, Jeremy Womak, Rusty Ridgewell, Joe Solomon and Mike Cross. 

The family wishes in lieu of other remembrances, donations be made to the estate of William Hall in behalf of his expectant child. Donations may be sent to Moore Funeral Home, Southlawn Chapel, Tulsa.