Don E. Hall

Donald Everett "Don" Hall, 92, of Mound City, Missouri passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020.

He was born on February 8, 1928, the oldest of seven children of Clarence and Hazel (Brock) Hall. Don worked on his father’s farm and in the family orchard while growing up in Forbes, MO. He graduated from Oregon High School in 1945.

Following high school he joined the U.S. Army. Don attended South Dakota State in Billings, SD, while taking Army Specialized Training with an emphasis on engineering, and was later stationed at Fort Richardson near Anchorage, AK.

After an honorable discharge from the Army, Don received a Bachelor of Sci ence degree in Agriculture from the University of Missouri in 1950. He was inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta and Alpha Zeta, the Honor Society of Agriculture fraternities.

Don owned Mound City Implement Company, a John Deere dealership, from 1951 to 1961 . He also owned a Pontiac/GMC dealership during that time and purchased a grain elevator with his family, Hall Farms, in Forbes. The grain elevator later became D and L Grain, owned by Don and his son, Larry.

In 1960, Don was elected mayor of Mound City. During his tenure, the swimming pool was built from the sale of bonds. Don was a charter member of the Mound City Develop ment Corporation in 1954 and saw the residential expansion of the north part of Mound City first hand. When he built his home on Nebraska Street, there was just a handful of homes north of his home and a mule pasture across the street.

A former partner in a com modity trading company, Don held a Principal Securities License for 15 years, was li censed as a Commodity Trad ing Advisor, and maintained a seat on the Chicago Board of Trade in the mid 1960s. He was one of the incorporators of Ozark National Life Insur ance Company and ICH Cor poration, sitting on the board of directors from 1961 to 1971. He was appointed by Governor Kit Bond to the Missouri From the Front Agricultural Advisory Council from 1980-1984.

For over 50 years, Don has been studying the commod ity trading of W.D. Gann and his associates. In 1974, Don retraced the steps of Gann to Egypt and discovered Gann’s use of the Pythagorean Cube. Don authored a book based on this theory entitled Pyrapoint , that is a study of commodity trading. Thousands of copies of his book have been sold to com modity traders around the world. Don has also held seminars on the practice of his theory.

For several years Don managed the Squaw Creek Truck Plaza. He spent countless hours ensuring that customers were satisfied.

Don was a 60+ year member of the Oregon Masonic Lodge, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite, and Moila Shriners. Don was a member of the Mound City United Methodist Church where he was the lay leader, Sun day school teacher, and chairman of the administrative board and pastor parish board for years.

Don is survived by three childr en from his marriage to Mattie Lavone Pike, Lynda (David) Elton of Blue Springs, MO, Larry (Su san) Hall of St. Joseph, MO, and Sheri Wright of Mound City. In later years he married Barbara Felumb, and welcomed her three children, Rita Sherman, Kim (Bruce) Hoeppner, and Greg (Rhonda) Felumb, into his life. He is also survived by eight grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; siblings, Dean (Twyla) Hall, Marcina (Dale) Holstine, and Mary Hall O'Phelan; sisters-in-law, Joan Hall and Rosemary Hall; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Preceding him in death were his parents; wives, Mattie Lavone and Barbara; and siblings, Fern Thompson, Wayne Hall, and Dwight Hall.

Open visitation: Friday, November 27, 2020, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Mound City. Masks will be provided and are required to be worn in the funeral home. Due to Covid outbreak, there will be private family services with military rites, followed by entombment at Mount Hope Mausoleum. Memorials: Mound City United Methodist Church.