LeRoy Banks Hall

LeRoy Banks Hall Roy Hall, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully Monday morning June 29, 2020, at the age of 83. Roy will be remembered for his love of life, impish smile, and devotion to family. In recent years, he was happy to attend church at St. Paul’s and spend Wednesday lunches with the ROMEOs (really old men eating out). Born in Opelika, Alabama in 1936, Roy enjoyed childhood activities seldom seen today, such as riding clay roads in his wooden cart pulled by a pet goat. As a teenager, he was a scout and was proud to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Roy started working at age 13 for his father’s business in the greenhouses where Mr. Finney taught him carpentry and repair skills that helped make him the dependable “fix-it Dad” the family relied on. In 1959, Roy married Annette, the love of his life. He served in the U.S. army for two years in the Panama Canal and then served in the National Guard for two additional years. During this time, he and his young family were stationed in Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia. After his military service, Roy joined the Hall family business as a wholesale florist store manager in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1966, Roy and his family moved to Mobile, Alabama to establish an import business. Founded 100 years ago in 1920 by his father, Hugh Barnett Hall, in Opelika, Roy helped his father build Hall’s Wholesale Florist, Hall’s Greenhouses, and Hall International Traders into a substantial business with 12 stores located in cities throughout the Southeast. Roy spent more than 25 years traveling to Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand twice a year on buying trips for the import business. He enjoyed bringing exotic gifts of “100-year-old-eggs”, jade jewelry, and colorful kimonos back to his three daughters who grew up enchanted by his travels. In 1997, Roy (Papa) and Annette (Nini) purchased a home in St. John, USVI as a place where their grandchildren would be able to visit and experience the peace and beauty of the natural world while sailing, snorkeling and hiking. Roy was always happy to welcome family and friends to their island retreat. A successful businessman, Roy was known as fair and honorable. He treated people well and left a legacy that is admired by those who worked with him. Roy had a self-deprecating sense of humor and laughed at himself for his discovered enthusiasm for ballet when his youngest daughter, Suzanne, studied dance in Birmingham. He loved a cold beer, plenty of ice in his tea, good (Southern) food, being with friends, and listening to the laughter of his family. He is survived by his wife, Annette, daughters Catherine (Will) Kiser, Lisa (Hunter) Compton, grandchildren Genevieve Pate and Banks Compton, and his sister Sarah Scheufler. He is predeceased by his daughter Suzanne Hall Galloney as well as his brothers, Hugh Hall and Harry Hall. A celebration of life service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Daphne, Alabama, Monday, July 6 at 11:00 in the morning to be followed by a reception at the Hall residence, 6378 Jackson’s Oak Drive, Daphne, Alabama 36526. ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC. 27409 US HWY 98 DAPHNE, AL 36526 (251)625-2900