I gave up on the electronic paper version. It will probably come out today.
Bryant--Bethal Alida Hall, 87, Bryant, died Thursday April 18, 2009, at a Sioux Falls hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, April 20 at 1 p.m. in the United Church of Christ at Bryant, with the Rev Margie Brewton officiating.
Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bryant.
Visitation will be Sunday, April 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Osthus Funeral Chapel in Bryant.
Bethal Alida (Kelsey) was born Dec. 16, 1921 to Howard and Ida (Clarke) Kelsey on a farm south of Fedora. She attended school at Fedora through high school graduating in 1940.
She worked at Madison for one year prior to her marriage to Lloyd (Ole) Hall on March 9, 1941 at Roswell. The couple moved to Bryant and she was a homemaker and worked at the sale barn. She clerked for many years for her husband who was an auctioneer. She also decorated many cakes over the years for all different occasions.
She was an active member of United Church Of Christ in Bryant where she werved in many areas. She was a member of the Sunshine Extension Club, the Bryant Development Board, East River Health Board, and was a Brownie Scout and 4-H leader. She enjoyed sewing, playing bridge, and visiting with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ole.
Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl (Gary) De Wall of Crooks; two stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandsons; and one sister, Evelyn (Carl) Braa of Mitchell.
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I had wondered, as I was working on the Kelsey family history, how Bethal, the family and the community reacted when she adopted Cheryl at mother's age of 59. I can only imagine her joy. Thanks so much for sharing details of her full life.
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