J. Wayne Hall

Jason Wayne Hall died at his home at the age of 85, surrounded by his family, on February 1st, 2022, in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.J. Wayne is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Wilma Buchanan Hall, of Spruce Pine; his daughter; Karen Phillips, and husband, Byron Phillips of Spruce Pine; and his son; Randy Hall, and wife, Lori Hall of Spruce Pine; his sister, Kathleen Allen at Trinity Ridge Nursing Home; and his sister, Martha Williams, and husband, Eddie Williams, of Spruce Pine. Wayne was lovingly referred to as “Papa” by eight grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren that he considered one of the greatest joys of his life: Adrienne Phillips Snyder and husband, Zack and children Eli & Brynlee Snyder; Josh Hall and wife, Christina and children Sadie & Camdyn Hall; Lindsey Phillips Canipe and husband, Justin and children Cade & Keller Canipe; Jason Hall and wife, Morgan and children Elliott, River & Stetson Hall; Jenni Phillips Dellinger and husband, Tyler and children Paxton & Karsyn Dellinger; Taylor Hall and wife, Hannah and children Avery Mae & Tegan Hall; Drey Phillips and fiancé, Hannah Greene; and Katy Hall. He was preceded in death by brothers; William Hall, Jack Hall, James Hall, Sidney Hall, and Harry Hall, as well as his sisters; Mary Lou Howell and Margaret Robinson.On March 31st, 1936, J. Wayne was born to parents, Howard and Connie McKinney Hall in Spruce Pine. He was the middle child of ten; for those who knew J. Wayne, this is a role he happily accepted. J. Wayne served in the United States Army. As a young man, he accepted a position as a Brakeman at Southern Railway in Marion, North Carolina, where he worked for around a decade. For several years, J. Wayne owned and managed Spruce Pine Trucking.Wayne was a generous gentleman, full of life and tender-hearted during his eighty-five years. J. Wayne was politically active and involved in county government during his adulthood. He was a member of numerous civic organizations and took great pride in serving his community. Wayne was a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church. His family and friends will forever remember him as a very loving, quick-witted, and determined man.A funeral is scheduled for 2:00 pm on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Grassy Creek Baptist Church with Eddie Williams and Rev. Nathan Silver officiating. All are welcome to attend and celebrate J. Wayne and his well-lived life. Masonic Graveside Rites will be provided by Vesper Masonic Lodge #554 A.F. & A.M. Interment will be in the Grassy Creek Memorial Gardens.The family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to the Hospice and Palliative Care staff for how they thoughtfully tended to J. Wayne during the past four months. A special “Thank You” to Ciji Dellinger (“GiGi” according to Papa), Hannah Montgomery, Mike Collis, Andy Willis, and Elizabeth Hollifield.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to; Hospice and Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge, 236 Hospital Drive, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 www.hospiceblueridge.comWords of comfort may be e-mailed to the family by going to our website; www.webbfh.com, selecting J. Wayne Hall’s name and then you may sign his guestbook. Webb Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. Hall and is honored to be serving the Hall family. Mr. Hall’s obituary has also been posted on Facebook for viewing.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PLEASE MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO: Hospice and Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge 236 Hospital Drive Spruce Pine, NC 28777 www.hospiceblueridge.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Read Obituary