Franklin S. Hall

He was born in Greeley, CO, the fourth son (& youngest) of five children of medical missionary and later domestic doctor, Dr. Asa Zadel Hall and his wife, Mabel Emery. All his immediate family is deceased.

Frank’s testimony is that he found Jesus Christ as his Savior while he was in the military during WWII, visiting Pacific Garden Mission (they have provided free housing and food for military personnel for many years) after flying up to the Chicago area. Even with a missionary doctor as his father, he did not come to accept Jesus personally until this accommodation and service at PGM. Frank served his country in both World War II (Army Air Force) and the Korean conflict (Air Force) as a flight instructor. He first gained his own pilots license and then trained new pilots. He maintained his pilot’s license into his 80’s.

He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Taylors, SC.

He is survived by his wife, Margie Lou Hall of Greenville; his only daughter Jean Neely of Kansas City, KS; his youngest son, John Hall of Ripley, WV; eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. His eldest three sons, Frank Sherwood Jr. (2004), James Herbert (1975), and Bob David (1998) are deceased.

His post high school education began at Berea College in Kentucky, but he completed a BA degree (Cum Laude) in Experimental Psychology from Vanderbilt University. He worked on an MS in Mathematics from Vanderbilt too but met Lorraine Hayes (1926-1977) and they were married. They had five children, two while in Tennessee and the last three were born in California.

After many years as a Human Factors Engineer in the aerospace industry (Rocketdyne) in California, Frank and his family moved back to Tennessee in 1965. Frank continued his education by earning an MA (Magna Cum Laude) in Educational Administration and Supervision from Tennessee Technological University. He taught school for eight years (four of those were at Pleasant Hill, the school from which he and one of his brothers graduated); for six of those years, he was also a school principal.

Following some tragic family events in TN and AL, that lead to the passing of his son James and his wife Lorraine, Frank moved to Las Vegas, NV for one year (1976) and then back to California, completing his work career in the aerospace industry (Northrup and Boeing) for a total of twenty-six years as an engineer / technical writer. In this role, Frank published more than two hundred books, articles, papers, and reports. Two of his reports were selected for the annual recognition awards by the Florence and Daniel Guggenheim Flight Safety Research Foundation.

Margaret Louise Nienaber Chapin and Frank met in California after the death of Lorraine. They married and began their new married life in 1978. Margie Lou is a professional quilter and seamstress. She is a graduate of Bob Jones University.

Frank retired to Greenville, South Carolina, in 2001. For 6-1/2 years, after moving to Greenville, Frank worked for the Bob Jones University Press as a secondary science textbook writer. In retirement he wrote even more books (non-technical) that were designed to meet specific needs in winning souls for Christ.

A visitation for Franklin will be held Tuesday, July 18, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM at Mackey Funerals and Cremations at Century Drive, 311 Century Drive, Greenville, SC 29607, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 PM. Frank’s body will be laid to rest in a private service at the M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery in Anderson, SC later this month.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mackeycenturydrive.com for the Hall family.