Dorothy Marie (Laws) Hall (1933 - 2005)

Born 13 Dec 1933 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of James Thomas Hall Sr — married 1950 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 4 Sep 2005 at age 71 in Normalville, Springfield Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Dorothy (Laws) Hall was born in Pennsylvania.

Dorothy (Laws) Hall was an Appalachian. See Appalachia Project.

Dorothy Marie Laws was born 13 December 1933 in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William O Laws and Danah B Mullins.^[1]

Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 9 May 1940
William Laws (36), WPA laborer, owned farm property valued at $500, and his wife, Danah (35), in household with their children, James (15), Betty (13), Jesse (11), Wyvona (10), William (8), Dorothy (6), Lester H (4), David (3), and Alvis, 6 months old. James, Betty, Jesse, Wyvona, and William Jr attended school within the census year. William Sr, Danah, and James completed 8th grade, Betty completed 6th grade, Jesse completed 3rd grade, Wyvona completed 4th grade, and William Jr completed 2nd grade. The household was in the same location in 1935, and all were born in Pennsylvania except Danah, born in Virginia.^[2]

Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 24 April 1950
William Laws (44), foundry company welder, and his wife, Dana (45), in property on Route 722, in household with their children, William (18), Dorthy (16), Lester (14), David (13), and Alvis (10), and also Dana's brother, Robert Mullins (54). All in household were born in Pennsylvania except Dana, born in Virginia.^[3]

Dorothy M. Hall, 71, of Normalville, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, while surrounded by her loving family in Mountainview Specialty Care, Latrobe. She was born Dec. 13, 1933, in Connellsville a daughter of the late William and Danah Mullins Laws. She was Protestant by faith. Dorothy is survived by her husband, James T. Hall Sr.; a son, James T. Hall Jr. and wife Louise, of Mill Run; four daughters, Diane Woods and husband William, of Adelaide, Connie Honaker and husband Ben, of Mill Run, Cathy Younkin and husband James, of Mill Run, and Tina Sechrist and husband James, of Connellsville; 17 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; five step great grandchildren; two brothers, James Walker and wife Dolores, of Connellsville, and Alvis Laws and wife Eleanor, of Normalville, and a sister, Jean Richter, of New Kensington. In addition to her parents, Dorothy was predeceased by a sister, Betty Walker, and four brothers, William Laws, Lester Laws, David Laws and Jess Walker. Friends will be received in the VITO C. MARTUCCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 S. First St., West Side, Connellsville, from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and until 10 a.m. Wednesday, the hour of the service with the Rev. Rick Puildo officiating. A fellowship meal will be held at the Clinton Community Center following interment in Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Normalville.

Published by Daily Courier on Sep. 6, 2005.^[4]

Dorothy Marie Laws Hall died 4 September 2005 in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and was buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^[5]

• Dorothy Marie Laws Hall at FamilySearch

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K95-FKG6 : 10 February 2023), Dorothy Marie Hall
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQT-W41 : Thu Oct 05 01:54:04 UTC 2023), Entry for William Laws and Danah Laws, 1940
3. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBB-JVSH : Thu Oct 05 18:34:32 UTC 2023), Entry for William Laws and Dana Laws, 2 April 1950
4. ↑ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/triblive-daily-courier/name/dorothy-hall-obituary?id=42183255 Triblive Daily Courier online obituary Dorothy M Hall
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95492540/dorothy-marie-hall: accessed 18 October 2023), memorial page for Dorothy Marie Laws Hall (13 Dec 1933–4 Sep 2005), Find A Grave: Memorial #95492540, citing Mount Tabor Cemetery, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Ancestor Searcher (contributor 47848612)