Florence Maxine Due

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Obituary for Florence M. Hall

Funeral Services for Florence will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Exeter, Nebraska. Graveside service will follow at the Exeter Cemetery. Public Visitation will begin Tuesday from 1 pm until 8 pm with family greeting friends from 6 to 8 at the Farmer Funeral Home in Exeter. Memorials are directed to the Exeter American Legion Auxiliary, Exeter United Methodist Church or the Ronald McDonald House of Omaha.

Florence Maxine (Due) Hall was born on a farm between Exeter and Cordova, Nebraska, on June 7, 1923, to John and Laura (Thomsen) Due. She passed away on January 17, 2015, at the Exeter Care Center at the age of 91. Florence was the youngest of three daughters.

Florence was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. After attending rural School District 24 in Fillmore County, she graduated from Exeter High School in 1940. Florence attended Bonnett Beauty School in Hastings, receiving her cosmetology license in 1941. During World War II, Florence was employed at the Mead Ordnance Plant and Fairmont Air Base.

On November 27, 1944, she married Howard H. Hall in Jacksonville, Florida, while Howard was enlisted in the Naval Air Corps. Born to this union were sons, Kent and Dennis, and daughter, Sylvia. For many years, Howard and Florence farmed near Exeter until purchasing a McDonald's restaurant franchise in 1974 in Norfolk. They also owned stores in Columbus, York, and O'Neill. They lived in Norfolk and Columbus for several years. After Howard's death in 1987, Florence returned to Exeter.

Florence was a longtime member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 218 in Exeter. She enjoyed cooking and her potato salad, cream puffs, meatballs with alphabet soup, and green kale were family favorites. Florence enjoyed being with her grandsons and great-grandchildren and attending their activities.

Florence is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard; son, Kent; and two sisters, Merna, who died in infancy, and LaVerna Hassler. Left to cherish wonderful memories are children and spouses, Dennis and Cheryl Hall of Columbus, Sylvia and Barry Murphy of Exeter, and Phyllis Hall of Norfolk; five grandsons, Kevin (Gina) Hall, Greg (Kristel) Hall, Cory (Karri) Hall, Brian (Angie) Murphy, and Dustin (Karissa) Murphy; and twelve great-grandchildren, Taylor, Trevor, Emily, Alex, Hunter, Dillon, and Jenna Hall and Patrick, Caitlin, Alice, Logan, and Clara Murphy. Florence is also survived by sister-in-laws Ann Hall, Louise Hall, and Lucille Hall and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Florence married Howard Hobert Hall on 27 Nov 1944 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. Howard (son of David Leonard Hall and Ethel Belle Van Hooser) was born on 12 Jun 1924 in Waco, York County, Nebraska; died on 1 Nov 1987 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]