"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; Henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but also unto all them that love his appearing."" 2 Timothy 4:7.
On May 22, 2013, the clarion call of God dispatched from the celestial shores of Heaven and was heard by Mrs. Gail Hall-Thomas, who in response to the call, transitioned from labor to reward at the age of 53 years old. Gail was born on November 13, 1959 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Mary Rebecca Addison and Eual "Buster" Hall. She completed her elementary and secondary education in the St. Helena Parish School System, Greensburg, Louisiana. Later, she moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and joined Rose of Sharon Baptist Church and was baptized by Reverend Stanley Plain.
Funeral Services will be held at the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, 312 Old Rafe Meyer Road, Alsen, LA, on Saturday, June 1 at 1:00 p.m.; Reverend Stanley Plain, officiating. MJR Funeral Home of Denham Springs in charge.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories, her husband, John; Baton Rouge, LA, 3 daughters, Sharhonda Hall (Derrick), Quionna Hall-Chaney (Gerald Wayne), Sonyonna Hall and La'Bertha Hall (Michael), Baton Rouge, LA, 8 sisters, Lola Addison-Palmer, Greensburg, LA; Valeria Kendrick, Marilyn Kendrick and Vanessa Kendrick, New Orleans, LA; Karen Chaney, Erica Chaney, Euralvetta Chaney, Greensburg, LA and Rose Brooks, Baton Rouge, LA; 3 brothers, Stephone Hall, Carl Edward Robinson, Baton Rouge, LA, and Gabrielle Kendrick, New Orleans, LA; 1 sister-in-law, Renetha S. Robinson, Baton Rouge, LA; 10 grandchildren, Turon LeDuff, Keontry Jones, Ta'Koshiey Hall, T'Astien Hall, Kyra Whitener, La'Queria Hall, Derrick Lewis, Jr., Quindell Ogbun, MiKayla Cage and Michael Cage, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA.; 1 great-granddaughter, Alajah Spikes, Baton Rouge, LA; 3 step-sons, John Benjamin Jackson, Marcus Turner and Johnathan Profit, Baton Rouge, LA; 1 step-daughter, Chasity D'Andrade, Baton Rouge, LA, 1 God-daughter, Sheila Blakes, Baton Rouge, LA. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Rebecca Addison, and father, Eual ""Buster"" Hall, 2 brothers, Tony Robinson and Ronald Kendrick, Maternal grandmother; Adell Addison, paternal grandmother, Bertha Hall, a granddaughter, LaMicah Cage and a nephew, Cedrick Addison.