Brandon
Funeral Home
Visitation
Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 6-8 PM, Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Brandon and Wednesday, September 18, 12:00 PM-1:30 PM.
Service
Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Brandon, Wednesday, September 18, 1:30 PM.
Obituary
Military Service Tribute, Honors, and Obituary:
Recognizing and Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard. “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten”.
In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero. Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.
Another great Airman and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on September 15, 2024 and has moved on to his heavenly home. Retired Senior Master Sergeant Duane Felts Hall, age 91, who had served within the MSANG within the 172d Aerial Port, 183rd Airlift Squadron, has departed and gone to a better place with our good Lord. Felts had served in the active Army while serving in the Korean War.
It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country. A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.
Rest in Peace Airman. We applaud your patriotism, sacrifices, and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, our country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright, and live so free.
You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.
Another great Airman has gone home, “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten, Airman for Life”.
Obituary, Visitation, and Service details:
Duane Felts Hallpassed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024. A visitation for Duane will be held Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Brandon, Mississippi and Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM with a funeral service to follow at 1:30 PM. Duane will be laid to rest in Lakewood Memorial Park, 6000 Clinton Blvd., Jackson, Mississippi 39209.
Duane was born on May 20, 1933 in Durant, MS to the late Herbert Felts Hall and Grace Inez Shaw Hall. Following High School, he joined the Army and served in Korean War. While in Korea he was in the Army Security Agency. After discharge from the Army, he joined the Army Reserve in Memphis, TN, where he attended Memphis State University. In 1964 he transferred to the Air National Guard in Jackson Mississippi and served in Vietnam, Desert Storm and the Gulf War. He began his career with Farm Bureau Casualty as a Field Underwriter and retired in 1995.
Duane married Mary Louise Gartee on February 26, 1956 and were married for 64 years. Duane loved taking Mary to destinations he had visited while in the Military, domestic and abroad. Duane and Mary were active in their Church, Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Brandon. He was ordained as a Deacon in the late 1970’s at Calvary Baptist in Hattiesburg, Park Place in Brandon and Liberty in Flowood. He was also a member of the American Legion and the VFW.
Duane is preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Louise Hall; parents and two brothers. He is survived by a son, Mike Hall (Debbie); daughter, Becky Shelton (Richard) and son, Stephen Hall; six grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.