Mrs. Bernice Lightsey Hall's Obituary
Funeral service for Mrs. Bernice Lightsey Hall, 95, of Opelika and formerly of Dadeville, will be Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Dr. Rusty Sowell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 15, 2015 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm at Langley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hall passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at her residence. She was born on April 6, 1920 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Ira Clyde Lightsey and Willie Gladys Cook Lightsey. She was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hall was a hard worker and enjoyed working in her yard and tending to her flowers. She also enjoyed crocheting, cooking, working word find books and reading. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her daughters, Beverly Hall Shelton (Larry) of Hurt, VA and Sara Hall Murray (Steve) of Opelika; son, Jerry Clyde Hall of Dadeville; daughter-in-law, Susan Hall of Opelika; grandchildren, Kenny Shelton (Connie), Ann Shelton Pierce (Kenneth), Troy Shelton (Christy), Kristy Searcy Weighall (Rob), Brandi Searcy Stell (Scott), Jessica Hall Vu (Tyler), Clint Hall, Beverly St. John (Bill), David Norton, Lisa Norton, Michael Murray (Nicole) and Lauren Smith; and fourteen great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph Hall, Sr.; son, Ralph Hall, Jr.; sister, Faye Lightsey Tyson; and daughter-in-law, Shirley Hall.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Hall’s special caregiver, Krissy Thorne and her dog Heidi, for the love, care, and support that they provided.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be given to the charity of one’s choice.
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