Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Miriam Nightingale Hall, age 82, of Jefferson, who passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015. Mrs. Hall was born in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter to the late Daher H. Nightingale and the late Lillie Florence Jenkins Nightingale. Mrs. Hall was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and was in one of the first original classes of Weather Hawks in the Air Force, serving during the Korean War. She earned her Bachelors of Arts Degree at Maryville College and later taught school and retired from the DeKalb County School System. Mrs. Hall was also a member of the Union Baptist Church in Winder, where she sang in the choir. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by her brothers, Sonny and Ali Nightingale.
Survivors include her children, Warren (Shannon) Hall of Jefferson, Suzanne Maria Hall of Bogart; sisters, Fareida Nightingale of Ellington, CT, Hanna Holmes of Shirley, Mass, Janna Donald of Vernon Rockville, CT; brother, Walter M. Nightingale of Bolton, CT and grandchildren, Olivia, Julia, Annabelle, William, Alyssa, Christopher and Mallory Hall.
The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 11:00am in the Chapel of Evans Funeral home with Rev. David Cook officiating. The burial will follow in the Georgia National Cemetery at 2:00pm in Canton, Georgia. The visitation will be held on Tuesday morning from 10-11:00am, at Evans Funeral home, prior to the service.
Evans Funeral Home Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia. 706-367-5467.
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