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- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 9 Sep 2002.
Sherril Glenn Bradley obituary
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name Walter C Hall
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 10, Knoxville, Civil District 12, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Age 6
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated) 1934
Last Place of Residence Same Place
HOUSEHOLD
ROLE
GENDER
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
Walter C Hall Head M 36 Tennessee
Lissie Hall Wife F 33 Tennessee
Helen Hall Daughter F 15 Tennessee
Catherine Hall Daughter F 13 Tennessee
Margaret Hall Daughter F 11 Tennessee
Walter C Hall Son M 6 Tennessee
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 30 Mar 2016.
June 29, 1933 - March 30, 2016
Resided in Gatlinburg, TN
Local pioneer businessman, Walter C. Hall, Jr., age 80 of Gatlinburg, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
Walt moved to Gatlinburg in the early 40's after serving in the U.S. Army where he worked for former businessman Allan Stalcup. This is where he met his bride to be when she stopped by the business to sell ads for her college annual. Preacher Charlie Maples married them in The First Baptist Church. Walt later worked for Sam Stalcup, running the Rebel Corner Stores in downtown Gatlinburg.
Walt and Freeda opened the Wishing Well Gift Shop, one of the largest, in the center of town. Walt worked in the mornings and Freeda worked in the evenings after she finished teaching school at Pi Beta Phi every day for 32 years. Over the years, the physical wishing well raised thousands of dollars for the Shriners Crippled Children. About two dozen rockers lined the front porch of the parkway business and became a big tourist attraction. Walt later branched out to open another retail shop called the Honey Bee Shop selling jellies and jams. He also started the Gatlinburg Ready Mix Concrete Company and opened another retail shop called River Bend Jellies and Jams.
After Walt retired, he couldn't sit still and started a new job working with Ryan DeSier at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and thoroughly enjoyed going to work every day interacting with the tourist. He was a great ambassador for Gatlinburg.
Walt served on the Smoky Mountain Parks Commission for years and was a member of the Gatlinburg Elks Lodge, Gatlinburg Rotary Club and the Kiwanis Club. He served as an honorary Colonel on several democratic governor's staffs.
Walt was preceded in death by his parents, Walt and Lissie Hall; brother, Gene Hall; sisters, Margrett, Helen and Ann Hall
He is survived by his dedicated wife of 61 years, Freeda Bradley Hall of Gatlinburg; son, Chip Hall and wife Jan, granddaughter, Tiffany Rayfield; grandson, Walter Tye Hall IV; great-granddaughter, Landyn Hall
Family and friends will meet at 3 PM Wednesday at Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens for graveside service and interment with Rev. Larry Burcham officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made online at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 160520804).
- [S126] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1945-1971, Volume III, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-5.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
33488 WALTER CLARENCE HALL FREDA I. BRADLEY
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