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- Otis Brown HALL, 84, 112 Rogers
st., Milton Junction, veteran civic leader in
- Milton and Johnstown, died early Wednesday
in Edgerton Memorial hospital following a short illness.
- Mr. HALL was treasurer of the
town of Johnstown for four years, chairman of the
- town board for five years and assessor
for 13 years. He also served on the school board there.
- After moving to Milton, he was elected
to the village board. He was also clerk of the
- graded school board.
- Mr. HALL was an organizer of
the Farm Bureau and served on the AAA in the town
- of Johnstown.
- The son of Gregory Dexter and Ann Eliza
AUSTIN HALL, he was born in
- Johnstown township Feb. 6, 1870. He
spent his entire life in this area.
- He received his education in the district
school at Johnstown Center and attended
- Milton College and Whitewater Norman
school.
- On October 21, 1891, he was married
to Sarah Jane PEABODY, who died January
- 19, 1950.
- After teaching for several years in
Kenosha and Racine counties, Mr. HALL operated
- a store in Old Johnstown and in Johnstown
Center from 1899 to 1905. Upon moving to Milton in 1913, he bought
the Park garage and operated it under the firm name of HALL
and JOHNSON.
- In 1916 he sold his Milton interests
and returned to his farm in Johnstown, where he
- lived until retirement in 1944, when
he purchased a home in Milton. Since his wife's death, he had
lived with a daughter, Mrs. Carr KUMLIEN, Milton Junction.
- Surviving are his daughter; eight grandchildren;
22 great-grandchildren; nieces and
- nephews. A son, Albert, three brothers
and sisters preceded him in death. Another son and daughter died
in infancy.
- Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Friday at the Gray funeral home. Burial will be in
- Johnstown Center. Friends may call
at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Thursday. [Thursday edition,
p. 3]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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