Delores Allen Hall

Arden – Delores Allen Hall, 87, passed away April 21, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Jim Allen and Jonsie Allen Penland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Shuford Hilliard Hall, one sister, Betty Roland and one brother, Jerry Allen. Mrs. Hall is survived by one daughter, Carolyn McKee and her husband, Ron; granddaughter, Chris Jennings, her husband, Brian and their daughters, Liza and Abby; grandson, Ken McKee and his sons, Ryan and Liam; granddaughter, Catherine Hayes, her husband, Gray and their son, Heath and grandson, Matthew McKee, his wife Elizabeth and their daughter, Savannah. She is also survived by her sisters, Iris Ledford, Lucille Scarborough, Barbara Allen, Grace Johnson, Patricia Barnett, one brother, Laurel Allen, an extended family as well as a community of beloved friends. Mrs. Hall will be remembered fondly for her devotion to and love for children: both as the owner and operator of Hall's Day Care and for her work with the children at her church. She was an active member of Long Shoals Baptist Church where she served in Children's Ministry, WMU and her Sunday School Class. She loved gardening and crafting and was a talented quilter. She especially enjoyed the time she spent with her friends at the Avery's Creek Senior Center. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Long Shoals Baptist Church officiated by Reverends Roger Rearden and Coy Jeans. Interment will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00-3:00 PM on Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in Mrs. Hall's memory to the building fund at Long Shoals Baptist Church, 661 Long Shoals Road, Arden, NC 28704 or to Four Seasons Compassion for Life, 571 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731. Groce at Lake Julian is in charge of arrangements.