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Frances Elaine Hall, born August 24, 1930, in Westville, Florida, to Frank and Geraldine Guntner, passed from her earthly home in Tallahassee to her heavenly home May 11, 2021 at age 90. Her life was given in ministry alongside her husband of 52 years, Reverend B. Sexton Hall. They ministered in churches in the panhandle and south Florida for 52 years. Most often, her role as pastor’s wife included church pianist which she loved. Good music was a high priority in her life. She often told the story of her daddy buying her a piano, learning to play and becoming the church pianist as a young girl. She also taught Sunday School, held Child Evangelism classes, worked with the youth and the ladies in the ministry. She was a Bible student and prayer warrior. She enjoyed attending Bible Conferences, church revivals and missions conferences. She loved working in Vacation Bible School and encouraging sisters in Christ. Her desire was to faithfully serve Christ whatever the task until He took her home. She had prepared her heart as a 19-year-old to meet her Creator. As she would give her testimony, being burdened with her sin for several days and nights, she knelt alone in her kitchen and asked Christ to save her. She shared Christ with many for the next 70 years and is rejoicing now with her blessed Savior. She was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church, Tallahassee. She loved baking, cooking, gardening, sewing, and fishing. She canned and froze her vegetables and for many years, shared with others. From her chickens to Oscar, an Australian sulphur-crested cockatoo that she pulled down from a tree in her backyard, she was full of compassion for animals and birds. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guntner; her husband Benjamin Sexton Hall; daughter Barbara Elaine Freeman; three brothers, Frank Guntner, George Guntner and Charles Guntner. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce (Bill) Ammons of Tallahassee and Sara (Dennis) Hasty of Opelika, Alabama; a son, Stephen Hall of Tallahassee; grandchildren, Scott Freeman of Tallahassee; Laurie (Benj) Buck of Greer, South Carolina; Bill Ammons Jr. of Greenville, South Carolina; and 4 great-grandchildren, Keslie Freeman, Vivian Buck, Jackson Buck and Lillian Buck. The family will be receiving guests for a visitation at Gospel Light Baptist Church (3415 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL 32311) on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. to be immediately followed by the funeral service at 12:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Ponce de Leon, Florida at 3:00 p.m. (EST). Rocky Bevis and Breanna Green of Bevis Funeral Home are assisting the family with their arrangements. (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com)

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Elaine Guntner Hall

August 24, 1930 - May 11, 2021