George Hall

George Washington Hall, 79, of Perry, Oklahoma was the son of Ora Richard and Matilda Victoria Ringler Hall. George, a third generation of the Cherokee Strip Land Run, was born February 22, 1927 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at The Renaissance of Stillwater in Stillwater, Oklahoma. George was baptized in the First Baptist Church of Perry on March 21, 1937. He was a 1945 graduate of Perry High School. While a PHS student, he was a High School All State Defensive Tackle in football and was recruited by both OU and Oklahoma AM to play football. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1949 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, where he was a proud member of Phi Kappa Si Fraternity. He later attended the Wisconsin School of Banking. George served his country in the United States Army from August, 1950 until April, 1951, he achieved the rank of Corporal before he was honorably discharged from military service. He and Juana Belle Nelson were married on May 3, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and they made their home in Perry. A life-long resident of the Perry community, George followed in the footsteps of his father who worked in banking for over 60 years. He was President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Exchange Bank and Trust Company in Perry before he retired as Chairman Emeritus with more than 50 years of service. Active in his community, George served as a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent at the First Baptist Church of Perry. He also served on the board of directors of the Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma. He served on the board of directors and was president of the Perry Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow; was a director and president of Perry Golf and Country Club, a director and president of the Perry Chamber of Commerce, served on the Perry Memorial Hospital Trust Authority and was a charter member and served on the YMCA board of directors. He was a photographer for the Perry Quarterback Club, chairman of the Cherokee Strip Parade. He was active in Boy Scouts, a membe