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Richard Hall Obituary

Richard Atkinson Hall, 81, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Piedmont Medical Center, Fort Mill S.C.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Chester ARP Church with Rev. Clint Davis and Rev. Buzzy Elder officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Born July 16, 1943, in Chester, S.C., he was a son of the late Marion Jefferson Hall and Edith Atkinson Hall. He was a graduate of Chester High School Class of 1961 and the University of S.C. Richard owned and operated Richard Hall Real Estate. He was a member of Chester ARP Church, where he was a Deacon. Dickie was an avid golfer and an avid Gamecock fan. He served his community well as a Board Member of Chester County Natural Gas Authority, Founders Federal Credit Union, Chester County Board of Realtors where he was former President, Chester County Home Builders Association, Chester County Hospital Board and a long-standing member of the Chester Downtown Development Association as well as Chester Men's Golf Association.
He is survived by his wife over 60 years, Lois Moffatt Brice Hall; one son, Richard Atkinson Hall Jr. (Lissa) of Fort Motte, S.C.; one daughter, Edith Pressly Hall of Fort Lawn, S.C.; nine grandchildren, Brice, Graham and Logan Hall, Bee, Charles and Wade Hall, Elizabeth and Ford Conger and Pearl Pressly Giltner; daughter-in-law, Amy Peterkin of Fort Motte, S.C.; sister, Barbara Hall Rose (Henry) of Greer, S.C.; brother, Wayne Hall (fiancé, Mary Shannon Boyd) of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Dickie was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Brice Hall; and his brother-in-law, Thomas William Hardin Brice.
Memorials may be made to Chester Rotary Club, P.O. Box 1725, Chester, SC 29706 or Chester ARP Church, P.O. Box 174, Chester, SC 29706.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.

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Published by The News & Reporter on Jul. 16, 2025.

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Miriam Nunn

July 16, 2025

Pressly, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your father. What a beautiful legacy he leaves behind. My thoughts, prayers and condolences are with you and your family. I hope the love he had for you and joyful memories lift you up during this difficult time.

Voneva Allen McKeown

July 14, 2025

So sorry to hear that Dickie passed away. Johnny always laughed and joked about their shenanigans as boys and young men and how those adventures lasted on into their adulthood! Please accept my condolences and prayers for all the family in the days ahead. Voneva A. McKeown

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Evergreen Cemetery

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