Fannie Hall

On Thursday January 14th 2016, the angels of silence swept through the Hospice of Northwestern Ohio in Toledo, Ohio and called this mighty prayer warrior, this woman of strong faith, Fannie Hall from labor to reward. She was 55. She was surrounded by her family, spiritual family, and friends. After a life well lived, she made it to her heavenly home in Paradise.

Fannie began her journal in life with Willie B. and Rosie Lee Hall on April 29, 1960 in Adrian, MI. She is the fourth child of six. She graduated from Adrian High School in Adrian, MI in 1979. Later in life, she continued her education at Lourdes College in Sylvania, Ohio earning a B.S. in Business, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

She worked for many years in various management positions for McDonalds and she also worked in the banking industry in Toledo. Her most recent career was with the Fair Housing Center as a Senior Fair Housing Specialist in Toledo, Ohio until her health failed in October 2015. She met the love of her life, Ray Jones, from Benton Harbor, Michigan and they were to be married. Shortly after their engagement her fiancé passed away of an unexpected heart attack. After recovering from this traumatic blow, her faith became more grounded in the Lord.

Fannie knew the importance of having a strong relationship with God and a strong prayer life. She believed in positivity and productivity. She also believed that through prayer you can make it. Fannie started her spiritual journey as a child at the Second Baptist Church in Adrian, Michigan under the leadership of the late Rev. George Brown. Then she continued her spiritual journey at the St. James Holiness Church, in Toledo Ohio under the leadership of the late Bishop James. At the time of her death, she belonged to Lighthouse Fellowship Prayer Tower in Ottawa, MI, under the leadership of Pastor/Mother May Dupree.

She leaves to cherish her memory, Relatives who stood in the gap as her parents, Lawrence and Zelma Richardson, Adrian MI. Her sisters and brothers, Lillie Cotton of Kalamazoo, MI, Roxie Thompson of Pompano Beach Florida, Patricia Hall of Ypsilanti, MI, David (Janice) Hall of O'Fallon, Missouri, and Bill Hall of Muskegon, MI. Her niece and nephew Tanika and Tyler Hall from Kalamazoo, MI, Shania, Dovontae, Little Dave and Shaun Hall from O'Fallon, Missouri. A host of Sister/Brother cousins Ruth (George) Miles, South Bend Indiana, Debra Hall, Benton Harbor MI, Pamela (Nate) Webb, Lansing MI, Danny (Kathleen) and Al Hall, Oklahoma and Her God-daughter, Ashley Dupree, Toledo, Ohio. Along with a host of relatives, friends and the entire Lighthouse Fellowship Prayer Tower church family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her maternal and paternal grandparents.

The family will receive guests on Saturday, January 23, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Newcomer Funeral Home, 4150 W. Laskey Rd. (419-473-0300). Funeral Services will begin in the funeral home on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor May DuPree officiating.

The family wished to extend a special thank you to her church family, Hospice of Northwest Ohio and her colleagues at the housing commission.

Contributions can be made in Fannie's memory to the Hospice at Northwestern Ohio, 30000 E. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 Ohio or the Lighthouse Ministries Building Fund.