Leo Roy Hall

LEO ROY "CHUB" HALL

Wellman

Leo Roy "Chub" Hall died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City at age 91.

Chub was born Feb. 18, 1925, in rural Wellman, Iowa, the son of Ora and Bertha (Wade) Hall. He attended Wellman High School. Chub served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 1138th Combat Engineers Company in the Pacific Theater and the Army of Occupation in Japan. On May 24, 1946, he was united in marriage to Martha England in rural Wellman. They made their home in Wellman.

Chub started as a mechanic at Wade Ford in 1946 and became owner of the dealership in 1964. Chub retired in 2000 after 54 years at the dealership.

Chub and Martha moved to Iowa City in 2012. Chub was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Charles Polton American Legion and former member of the Iowa Auto Dealers Association, Wellman Community Club and Wellman Volunteer Fire Department.

Chub is survived by his wife, Martha, of Iowa City; a son, Tom (Jeanette) Hall, of Chesterfield, Mo.; a daughter, Pam (Tom) Moore of Iowa City; and six grandchildren, Barbara Hall, Susan (Michael) Donovan, Doug Hall, Matthew (Marissa) Moore, Sarah Moore and Suzanne Moore.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter, Cathy Jane Hall; a brother, Cleo (Bus) Hall; and four sisters, Mina Debler, Eloise Swink, Joanne Hall and Virginia Hall.

A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Burial will be in Champion Hill Cemetery, rural Wellman. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home.

A memorial fund has been established for Asbury United Methodist Church and Mid Prairie Community School District Foundation.

Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.